Brute Force Affecting thorsten/phpmyfaq package, versions <4.1.7
Threat Intelligence
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- published29 Aug 2026
- disclosed19 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 19 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-76213 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to version 4.1.7 or higher.
Overview
thorsten/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Brute Force via the two-factor authentication process. An attacker can bypass the attempt limit by repeatedly re-authenticating with a valid password to reset the failure counter, allowing unlimited code guessing attempts. This is only exploitable if the attacker possesses valid user credentials and can obtain new session cookies.