CVE-2026-85590

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductphpMyFAQ
PublishedSep 4, 2026
First seenSep 4, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-308CWE-308

How to fix

Update
  • thorsten phpMyFAQ4.1.8 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
thorsten phpMyFAQv < 4.1.84.1.8

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