phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains a brute-force vulnerability in the two-factor authentication step where the failure counter is session-scoped and reset on each successful password re-authentication. Attackers with a valid password can bypass the five-attempt limit by obtaining a fresh session cookie and repeatedly re-authenticating to reset the counter, enabling unbounded TOTP code guessing.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Description phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains a brute-force vulnerability in the two-factor authentication step where the failure counter is session-scoped and reset on each successful password re-authentication. Attackers with a valid password can bypass the five-attempt limit by obtaining a fresh session cookie and repeatedly re-authenticating to reset the counter, enabling unbounded TOTP code guessing.
Title phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 2FA Brute-Force via Session-Scoped Throttle
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Weaknesses CWE-307
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T15:07:46.842Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T11:34:28.577Z

Link: CVE-2026-76213

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T15:05:41.360Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T14:17:47.330

Modified: 2026-08-19T16:19:10.747

Link: CVE-2026-76213

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T20:00:04Z