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High · 8.3 CVE-2026-111884 EUVD-2026-103335GHSA-ch92-qpmj-fc56

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

Published Oct 17, 2026 · Updated Oct 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
thorsten phpMyFAQ < 4.1.9, 4.2.0-alpha – < 4.2.0-beta 4.1.9

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