CVE-2026-35671
HIGH EPSS 22.0%
Published May 28, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.7 CVSS 4.0
Published May 28, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
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 Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
22.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-266
References 2
- github.com https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-xvp4-phqj-cjr3
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-insecure-direct-object-reference-in-user-password-api
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.