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.

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-11187: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.