CVE-2026-35671: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in thorsten phpMyFAQ
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-35671 is an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before version 4.1.3. The vulnerability exists in the admin API's user password endpoint, where insufficient authorization verification allows low-privilege authenticated administrators to change passwords of arbitrary users by modifying the userId parameter. This enables privilege escalation to SuperAdmin level. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low-privilege admin credentials can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to SuperAdmin by changing any user's password without authorization. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system, allowing full administrative control.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict admin API access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious password change requests. Avoid using versions prior to 4.1.3 where possible.
CVE-2026-35671: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in thorsten phpMyFAQ
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-35671 is an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before version 4.1.3. The vulnerability exists in the admin API's user password endpoint, where insufficient authorization verification allows low-privilege authenticated administrators to change passwords of arbitrary users by modifying the userId parameter. This enables privilege escalation to SuperAdmin level. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low-privilege admin credentials can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to SuperAdmin by changing any user's password without authorization. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system, allowing full administrative control.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict admin API access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious password change requests. Avoid using versions prior to 4.1.3 where possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-04T12:32:50.476Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a186052e29bf47b500b41fd
Added to database: 05/28/2026, 15:33:38 UTC
Last enriched: 06/24/2026, 15:09:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 75
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