phpMyFAQ 1.4.0 Authorization unknown vulnerability

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A vulnerability was found in phpMyFAQ 1.4.0 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Authorization. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

phpMyFAQ 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to access the Image Manager to upload or delete images without authorization via a direct request.

The bug was discovered 07/27/2004. The weakness was disclosed 07/27/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at phpmyfaq.de. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2257 since 07/17/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14188 (phpMyFAQ Image Upload Authentication Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16814) and Tenable (14188). The entry 23160 is pretty similar.

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Nessus ID: 14188
Nessus Name: phpMyFAQ Image Upload Authentication Bypass
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phpmyfaq.de
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2257 (🔍)
X-Force: 16814
SecurityTracker: 1010795
Vulnerability Center: 4990 - phpMyFAQ Manager Unauthenticated Uploading of Images, Medium
SecurityFocus: 10813 - phpMyFAQ Image Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 12085
OSVDB: 8240 - phpMyFAQ ImageManager Plugin Authentication Bypass

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 06/05/2019 10:21
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (66), 06/05/2019 10:21 (8)
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