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.
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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000
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Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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Thorsten
Thorsten phpmyfaq |
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Thorsten
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Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Rate Limiting on Password-Reset Endpoints | |
| First Time appeared |
Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-307 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-10-17T18:46:15.921Z
Updated: 2026-10-19T21:36:11.201Z
Reserved: 2026-10-17T12:16:44.849Z
Link: CVE-2026-111892
Updated: 2026-10-19T21:36:06.131Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-17T19:16:30.703
Modified: 2026-10-19T22:17:04.360
Link: CVE-2026-111892
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