Vulnerability · Published Oct 17, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-111892phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Rate Limiting on Password-Reset Endpoints
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in phpMyFAQ from thorsten. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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 products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-307 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L