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CVE-2026-45010

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.1 Published: 2026-05-15 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in the /admin/check endpoint, which accepts arbitrary user-id parameters without session binding or rate limiting. Unauthenticated attackers can brute-force any user's six-digit TOTP code by submitting POST requests with sequential token values, bypassing two-factor authentication to gain full administrative access.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-307

References