phpMyFAQ up to 2.8.12 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.8.12. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-6046. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.8.12 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified users for requests that (1) delete active users by leveraging improper validation of CSRF tokens or that (2) delete open questions, (3) activate users, (4) publish FAQs, (5) add or delete Glossary, (6) add or delete FAQ news, or (7) add or delete comments or add votes by leveraging lack of a CSRF token.

The bug was discovered 09/16/2014. The weakness was presented 08/28/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at phpmyfaq.de. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-6046 since 09/01/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1442 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.8.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (34580). See VDB-123297, VDB-123299, VDB-123300 and VDB-123301 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 2.8.13

Timelineinfo

09/01/2014 🔍
09/16/2014 +15 days 🔍
08/28/2018 +1441 days 🔍
08/28/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/29/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/29/2025 +2404 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phpmyfaq.de
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-6046 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6046
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123298
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2018 07:00
Updated: 03/29/2025 23:44
Changes: 08/29/2018 07:00 (58), 03/18/2020 16:01 (2), 03/29/2025 23:44 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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