VDB-123739 · CVE-2018-16650 · Qualys 13281

phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.10 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.10. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16650. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.10 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is 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. The summary by CVE is:

phpMyFAQ before 2.9.11 allows CSRF.

The bug was discovered 09/02/2018. The weakness was shared 09/07/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phpmyfaq.de. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-16650 since 09/06/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13281 (phpMyFAQ Multiple Vulnerabilities (advisory-2018-09-02)).

Upgrading to version 2.9.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
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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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 2.9.11

Timelineinfo

09/02/2018 🔍
09/06/2018 +3 days 🔍
09/07/2018 +1 days 🔍
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09/08/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/21/2020 +560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: phpmyfaq.de
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-16650 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16650
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123739
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2018 09:02
Updated: 03/21/2020 16:01
Changes: 09/08/2018 09:02 (63), 03/21/2020 16:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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