What is GHSA-9p2j-4h8p-3832?

GHSA-9p2j-4h8p-3832 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta lacks brute-force lockout in the...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-9p2j-4h8p-3832 cover?

GHSA-9p2j-4h8p-3832 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-111886. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-9p2j-4h8p-3832?

GHSA-9p2j-4h8p-3832 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-9p2j-4h8p-3832HighCVSS 6.5

phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha.2 before 4.2.0-beta lacks brute-force lockout in the...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 17, 2026

Last Modified

October 17, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-111886 →

📋 Description

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.

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7pjw-6v4g-f837
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111886
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha.2-before-4.2.0-beta-2fa-brute-force-via-remove-twofactor-endpoint
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9p2j-4h8p-3832