phpMyFAQ Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Vulnerability - CVE-2017-11187 - Vulnerability Database

phpMyFAQ Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Vulnerability - CVE-2017-11187

Critical

Reference: CVE-2017-11187

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

Title: phpMyFAQ Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts Vulnerability

Overview:

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