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CVE-2017-11187

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Date: July 12, 2017

phpMyFAQ before 2.9.8 does not properly mitigate brute-force attacks that try many passwords in attempted logins quickly.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

9.8

Related Resources (3)

Url: http://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-07-12

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11187

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-11187

Severity Score

9.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Security Features

CWE-254

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

CWE-307

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version 2.9.8

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	9.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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