CVE-2017-11187 describes a critical vulnerability in phpMyFAQ versions prior to 2.9.8, where the application fails to adequately prevent brute-force attacks against user login attempts. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely guess credentials with low complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical CVSS score of 9.8, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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