MinorCritical vulnerability

CVE-2026-111886 (CVSS 7.1)

NVD · officialPublished Oct 17, 2026Risk 23/100

phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta lacks brute-force lockout in the removeTwofactorConfig() 2FA removal endpoint, allowing authenticated attackers to guess TOTP codes without limit. Attackers holding a hijacked session and CSRF token can repeatedly POST guesses to /api/user/remove-twofactor to permanently disable the victim's 2FA.

Technical details

CVSS

7.1

AV:NetworkAC:LowPR:NoneUI:Passive

Evidence and sources

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