CVE-2017-11187 : phpMyFAQ before 2.9.8 does not properly mitigate brute-force attacks that try ma

phpMyFAQ before 2.9.8 does not properly mitigate brute-force attacks that try many passwords in attempted logins quickly.

Published 2017-07-12 14:29:00

Updated 2019-10-03 00:03:26

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2017-11187

Phpmyfaq » Phpmyfaq
Versions up to, including, (<=) 2.9.7
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.27%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 47 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

http://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-07-12

phpMyFAQ - Security Advisory 2017-07-12
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