Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 17, 2026· Updated Oct 17, 2026

CVE-2026-111892

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.

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Affected products

PhpMyAdmin/Phpmyfaqllm-create
Range: <4.2.0-beta

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-p2cj-r7vv-fr2rnvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-missing-rate-limiting-on-password-reset-endpointsnvd

News mentions

PhpMyFAQ: 25 Vulnerabilities Including Critical Auth Bypass Disclosed Together
Vypr Intelligence · Oct 17, 2026

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