phpMyFAQ up to 2.8.12 Attachment information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.8.12. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Attachment Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-6048. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.8.12 (Content Management System). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Attachment Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary attachments via a direct request.

The bug was discovered 09/16/2014. The weakness was published 08/28/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at phpmyfaq.de. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-6048 since 09/01/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is shared for download 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). Similar entries are available at VDB-123297, VDB-123298, VDB-123299 and VDB-123301. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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 🔍
03/27/2025 +2402 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phpmyfaq.de
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-6048 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123300
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2018 07:01
Updated: 03/27/2025 02:44
Changes: 08/29/2018 07:01 (59), 03/18/2020 16:18 (2), 03/27/2025 02:44 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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