What is CVE-2017-11187?

CVE-2017-11187 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-11187?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2017-11187

phpMyFAQ before 2.9.8 does not properly mitigate brute-force attacks that try many passwords in attempted logins quickly.

EPSS: 0.010 (60.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Phpmyfaq
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11187?: CVE-2017-11187 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-11187?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.