CVE-2026-85590
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor Disable
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 4, 2026
Description
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in its two-factor authentication (TOTP) disable functionality. The removeTwofactorConfig() handler (reachable via POST /api/user/remove-twofactor) verifies only that the user is logged in and that a valid CSRF token is supplied, then disables TOTP without requiring password re-entry or a current TOTP code. The same downgrade is also reachable inline via PUT /api/user/data/update, which accepts a plain twofactor_enabled form field under the same session+CSRF-only guard. An attacker who has hijacked a user's session can silently strip two-factor protection from any account, including administrator accounts, after which password-only authentication succeeds.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.1 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-308 Use of Single-factor Authentication
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
phpMyFAQthorsten |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-h96g-59xp-7r5m)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor Disablethird-party-advisory
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