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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
thorsten phpMyFAQ unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 4.1.3
4.1.3 unaffected —

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xvp4-phqj-cjr3 phpMyFAQ: IDOR Account Takeover
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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

Thu, 28 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title phpMyFAQ - Insecure Direct Object Reference in User Password API
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-266
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T14:15:17.708Z

Reserved: 2026-04-04T12:32:50.476Z

Link: CVE-2026-35671

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-28T16:16:21.530

Modified: 2026-05-28T16:16:21.530

Link: CVE-2026-35671

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Updated: 2026-05-28T17:00:13Z

Weaknesses