CVE-2026-111884
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Current-Password Step-Up on E-mail Change Enables Account Takeover
CVSS Score
8.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.9 and 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta does not require the current password when changing an account e-mail in the user control panel (UserController::updateData, api/user/data/update), checking only the session and CSRF token. An attacker with a hijacked session can set the e-mail to their own mailbox and use the password-reset flow to take over non-2FA accounts, including superadmin.
| CWE | CWE-308 |
| Vendor | thorsten |
| Product | phpmyfaq |
| Published | Oct 17, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
thorsten / phpMyFAQ
0 < 4.1.9
thorsten / phpMyFAQ
4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta
References
Credits
🔍 Hama1cco