CVE-2026-45010
⛔ criticalSummary
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.
CVSS Score
9.1
Critical
EPSS Score
0.2
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-05-15
First Seen: 2026-05-17
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is High Risk - more severe than 87.7% of all 328,009 vulnerabilities in our database.
#40,307
Top 25% most severe
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 15, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
Poc
Proof-of-concept available
⚙️ Automatable
YES
Can be exploited automatically
💥 Technical Impact
Total
Complete system compromise possible
🏆 Discovered By
adrgs (reporter)
aisafe-bot
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-05-28
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Vector 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)