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.
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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.
Title 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
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-308
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T12:18:30.268Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T12:15:56.789Z

Link: CVE-2026-111884

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-17T19:16:29.450

Modified: 2026-10-17T19:16:29.563

Link: CVE-2026-111884

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-17T21:00:14Z

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