{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "4.1.7"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "AFFECTED_FIELD",
              "CPE_RANGE"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "28d6f641c16e3015d51d0a01d14841b845251f35"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-f98m-hcjv-7rp9"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-307"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/76xxx/CVE-2026-76213.json"
  },
  "details": "phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 contains a brute-force vulnerability in the two-factor authentication step where the failure counter is session-scoped and reset on each successful password re-authentication. Attackers with a valid password can bypass the five-attempt limit by obtaining a fresh session cookie and repeatedly re-authenticating to reset the counter, enabling unbounded TOTP code guessing.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-76213",
  "modified": "2026-09-03T03:30:45.671301828Z",
  "published": "2026-08-19T14:01:59.236Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/76xxx/CVE-2026-76213.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-f98m-hcjv-7rp9"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76213"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-2fa-brute-force-via-session-scoped-throttle"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 2FA Brute-Force via Session-Scoped Throttle"
}