CVE-2026-64829

HIGH

Question2Answer 1.8.8 Session Fixation via Forgot-Password Flow

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Question2Answer through 1.8.8 contains a session invalidation vulnerability that allows attackers with a previously obtained remember-me cookie to retain authenticated access by exploiting the forgot-password reset flow's failure to clear the sessioncode field in qa-include/app/users-edit.php. While the normal password-change flow in qa-include/pages/account.php explicitly clears the sessioncode to invalidate persistent qa_session cookies, the forgot-password handler qa_finish_reset_user() omits this step, allowing any valid persistent cookie issued before the reset to continue authenticating the account after the password reset completes.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking issue-tracking patch
Pull Request
https://github.com/q2a/question2answer/pull/1017

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 18.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-613
Status published
Products (1)
q2a/question2answer < 1.8.8
Published Jul 22, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 23, 2026