CVE-2026-35671

phpMyFAQ - Insecure Direct Object Reference in User Password API

CVSS 8.7 HIGHEPSS 0.3%CWE-266

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 8.7EPSS 0.3%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch referenciado

Lifecycle

28 May 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.3 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the admin API user password endpoint that allows authenticated administrators to change any user's password without authorization verification. An attacker with low-privilege admin credentials can escalate to SuperAdmin by modifying the userId parameter in the overwrite-password API request.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

thorsten · phpMyFAQ

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References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-xvp4-phqj-cjr3 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insecure-direct-object-reference-in-user-password-api