CRITICAL
phpMyFAQ before 2.9.8 does not properly mitigate brute-force attacks that try many passwords in attempted logins quickly
Published Jul 12, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.05%
Description
phpMyFAQ before 2.9.8 does not properly mitigate brute-force attacks that try many passwords in attempted logins quickly.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.05% 0.01049
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01049
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.05% (0.01049) | 62.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.05% (0.01049) | 62.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 58.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 57.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00194) | 56.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00170) | 52.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 58.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- http://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-07-12 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-07-12 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 12, 2017
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Jul 12, 2017
Link CVE-2017-11187
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a