CVE-2026-111892
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Rate Limiting on Password-Reset Endpoints
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta lacks effective rate limiting on the unauthenticated user/password/update and user/password/reset endpoints. Unauthenticated attackers can send unlimited reset requests to flood a registered user's inbox with reset emails, exhausting mailer and server resources.
| CWE | CWE-307 |
| Vendor | thorsten |
| Product | phpmyfaq |
| Published | Oct 17, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Affected Versions
thorsten / phpMyFAQ
4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta
References
Credits
🔍 nirtem