CVE-2026-111892
Published:October 17, 2026
Updated:October 18, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=4.2.0-alpha <4.2.0-betaFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.0-betathorsten/phpmyfaq (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=4.2.0-alpha <4.2.0-betaFix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.2.0-betaRelated Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts