CVE-2026-64829 PUBLISHED

Question2Answer 1.8.8 Session Fixation via Forgot-Password Flow

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 20.07.2026 Published: 22.07.2026 Updated: 23.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor q2a
Product question2answer
Versions Default: affected
  • affected from 0 to 1.8.8 (incl.)

Credits

  • Shahrul Nizam Bin Shahrin finder

References

Problem Types

  • Insufficient Session Expiration CWE