phpMyFAQ before 4.1.3 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the admin API user password endpoint that allows authenticated administrators to change any user's password without authorization verification. An attacker with low-privilege admin credentials can escalate to SuperAdmin by modifying the userId parameter in the overwrite-password API request.
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| Description | phpMyFAQ before 4.1.3 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the admin API user password endpoint that allows authenticated administrators to change any user's password without authorization verification. An attacker with low-privilege admin credentials can escalate to SuperAdmin by modifying the userId parameter in the overwrite-password API request. | |
| Title | phpMyFAQ - Insecure Direct Object Reference in User Password API | |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-266 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-05-28T14:13:12.995Z
Updated: 2026-05-30T01:55:57.200Z
Reserved: 2026-04-04T12:32:50.476Z
Link: CVE-2026-35671
Updated: 2026-05-30T01:55:51.066Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-05-28T16:16:21.530
Modified: 2026-05-30T02:16:17.737
Link: CVE-2026-35671
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