PT-2017-11808 · Phpmyfaq · Phpmyfaq

Mishra Dhiraj · Published 2017-07-12 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-11187

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpMyFAQ versions prior to 2.9.8

Description The issue is related to the lack of proper mitigation against brute-force attacks, which attempt to try many passwords in a short amount of time.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.9.8, update to version 2.9.8 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-307

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-11187

Affected Products

Phpmyfaq

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11187 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11187 · Security Note
• http://phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-07-12 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11187 · Note