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GHSA-GRJJ-QRFP-H6H9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-08 15:33 – Updated: 2026-10-08 15:33

Details

pH7Builder (pH7 Social Dating CMS) before 18.5.0 contains an improper restriction of authentication attempts vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass two-factor authentication by guessing TOTP codes without limits. Attackers who know an account password can submit unlimited 6-digit verification codes to VerificationCodeFormProcess.php to take over member, affiliate, or administrator accounts.

Severity

6.8 (Medium)


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

7.6 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-107638 (GCVE-0-2026-107638)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-08 14:10 – Updated: 2026-10-08 18:01

Title

pH7Builder before 18.5.0 2FA Brute Force via VerificationCodeFormProcess.php

Summary

Severity

7.6 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

6.8 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-08 18:01 UTC

CWE

CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Assigner

VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 5277 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-…	patch
https://github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-…	technical-description
https://github.com/pH7Software/pH7-Social-Dating-CMS	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ph7builder-b…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
ph7software	ph7builder	Affected: 0 , < 18.5.0 (semver) Unaffected: 18.5.0 (semver)

Date Public

2026-07-17 00:00

Credits

Haluk Baran AKBULUT (CyberMap Group)

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