CVE-2026-111892 phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Missing Rate Limiting on Password-Reset Endpoints
Unauthenticated attackers can flood user inboxes and exhaust server resources by sending unlimited password reset requests due to missing rate limiting.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-111892?
CVE-2026-111892 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in thorsten phpMyFAQ, published on 17 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-111892?
How do I fix CVE-2026-111892?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-111892 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-111892 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-111892 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2cj-r7vv-fr2r, GHSA-wmmm-2vwq-3hqq.