CVE-2026-85588

medium

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.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.8-totp-secret-exposure-via-data-export

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-xhgx-2wj8-g4pj

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-04

Updated: 2026-09-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: 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