CVE
CVE-2026-76213
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 2FA Brute-Force via Session-Scoped Throttle
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.
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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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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References
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/76xxx/CVE-2026-76213.json, https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-f98m-hcjv-7rp9, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76213, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-2fa-brute-force-via-session-scoped-throttle