CVE-2026-45010: phpMyFAQ enables unauthenticated 2FA brute-force attack via /admin/check acceptance of arbitrary user-id

critical Affects phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq, thorsten/phpmyfaq. Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

phpMyFAQ enables unauthenticated 2FA brute-force attack via /admin/check acceptance of arbitrary user-id

Package
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq Composer
Affected versions
<4.1.2
Fixed in
4.1.2
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (37.5th percentile)
Published
2026-05-06
Source
osv.dev

References

phpMyFAQ enables unauthenticated 2FA brute-force attack via /admin/check acceptance of arbitrary user-id

Package
thorsten/phpmyfaq Composer
Affected versions
<4.1.2
Fixed in
4.1.2
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (37.5th percentile)
Published
2026-05-06
Source
osv.dev

References

CWE-307
NVD recordphpmyfaq/phpmyfaq advisoriesthorsten/phpmyfaq advisories

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