CVE-2026-85588
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 TOTP Secret Exposure via Data Export
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 4, 2026
Description
phpMyFAQ versions before 4.1.8 include live TOTP shared secrets in plaintext within user data export ZIP files. Attackers obtaining exported archives can extract the TOTP seed and generate valid one-time codes to bypass two-factor authentication.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
phpMyFAQthorsten |
|
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-xhgx-2wj8-g4pj)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 TOTP Secret Exposure via Data Exportthird-party-advisory
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