Vulnerability in thorsten/phpmyfaq (CVE-2026-35675)
Summary
Vulnerability in thorsten/phpmyfaq (CVE-2026-35675). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to 4.1.3 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability in phpMyFAQ allows any unauthenticated attacker to reset the password of any user account, including SuperAdmin accounts. By sending a PUT request with just a valid username and associated email address to /api/user/password/update, an attacker receives a new plaintext password via email without any token verification, rate limiting, or email confirmation. This enables complete account takeover of any user, including full administrative access.
Details
File: phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/Controller/Frontend/Api/UnauthorizedUserController.php
Lines: 56-130
The updatePassword() method at line 56 accepts PUT requests to /user/password/update with only username and email in the JSON body:
#[Route(path: 'user/password/update', name: 'api.private.user.password', methods: ['PUT'])]
public function updatePassword(Request $request): JsonResponse
{
$data = json_decode($request->getContent());
$username = trim((string) Filter::filterVar($data->username, FILTER_SANITIZE_SPECIAL_CHARS));
$email = trim((string) Filter::filterEmail($data->email));
if ($username !== '' && $username !== '0' && ($email !== '' && $email !== '0')) {
$user = ($this->currentUserFactory ?? CurrentUser::getCurrentUser(...))($this->configuration);
$loginExist = $user->getUserByLogin($username);
if ($loginExist && $email === $user->getUserData('email')) {
// NO TOKEN CHECK
// NO RATE LIMITING…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-35675 has been found in thorsten/phpmyfaq.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 8.2/10.
What to do: upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to 4.1.3 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "thorsten/phpmyfaq CVE-2026-35675" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-35675 (thorsten/phpmyfaq) — CWE-307 / CVSS v3 8.2
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 4.1.3 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-307) exists in thorsten/phpmyfaq.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of thorsten/phpmyfaq.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.2/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Update to 4.1.3.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'thorsten/phpmyfaq' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'thorsten/phpmyfaq' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
thorsten/phpmyfaqを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to 4.1.3ステージング環境で 4.1.3 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
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