phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 WebAuthn Replay Attack via Challenge
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-294.
Summary
phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 fails to persist the WebAuthn login challenge generated by prepareForLogin, because neither WebAuthn controller saves the mutated key objects back to the database. At login the anti-replay comparison is skipped by its own null guard, allowing an attacker who captures a successful WebAuthn assertion to replay it indefinitely and authenticate as the user without any interaction or hardware key.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA phpMyFAQ (thorsten) Fixed in 4.1.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.1.7
10 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 6 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-53318 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 2FA Brute-Force via Session-Scoped ThrottlePriority HIGH 74
- TI-2026-53146 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 Authentication Bypass via Tracking FilePriority HIGH 73
- TI-2026-53310 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 SQL Injection via GlossaryPriority HIGH 72
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-76214
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wg4g-rgc9-r6gj
References
More thorsten Phpmyfaq vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00296 Improper Authentication in thorsten/phpmyfaq CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-53313 phpMyFAQ 3.1.0 through 4.1.6 Authentication Bypass via LDAP CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-37331 phpMyFAQ duplicate email registration allows multiple accounts with the same email CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36257 phpMyFAQ Generates an Error Message Containing Sensitive Information if database server is not available CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2023-03720 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in thorsten/phpmyfaq CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-00749 Command Injection in thorsten/phpmyfaq CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-76214 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-76214 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wg4g-rgc9-r6gj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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