9.8

CVE-2017-11187: phpmyfaq

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 12-07-2017Last modified 17-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-11187 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in phpmyfaq. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.05%
0%100%
Low · +0.13 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.13 pp

From 0.92% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Phpmyfaq1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links