{"id":"CVE-2026-111892","revision":"2e1e5e196b704c1d832f419199c8bc7d","records":[{"revision":"2e1e5e196b704c1d832f419199c8bc7d","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-111892","aliases":[],"title":"phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Rate Limiting on Password-Reset Endpoints","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.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-17T18:46:15.921+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-19T21:36:11.201+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"phpMyFAQ","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"thorsten\",\n                    \"product\": \"phpMyFAQ\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.2.0-alpha\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"4.2.0-beta\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4.2.0-beta\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":6.9,"severity":"MEDIUM"},{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM"}],"references":["https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-p2cj-r7vv-fr2r","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-missing-rate-limiting-on-password-reset-endpoints"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111892","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-111892","identifiers":["CVE-2026-111892"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}