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CVE-2024-29196

phpMyFAQ Path Traversal in Attachments

Published: Mar 26, 2024Updated: Jan 9, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-22
NVD MITRE
3.8CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 56.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. There is a Path Traversal vulnerability in Attachments that allows attackers with admin rights to upload malicious files to other locations of the web root. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.6.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

phpmyfaqphpmyfaqWeb & CMS Plugins
phpMyFAQthorsten
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaqPackagistOSS Libraries
phpmyfaqoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka phpmyfaq, phpmyfaq
thorstenindividual-devWeb & CMS Pluginsaka thorsten/phpmyfaq, phpmyfaq
packagistpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/7ae2559f079cd5fc9948b6fdfb87581f93840f62
github.com
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-mmh6-5cpf-2c72
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29196
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Mar 26, 2024
Last Updated
Jan 9, 2025

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