thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.7 unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.7. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-5227. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.7 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.8.

The weakness was released 09/30/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-5227 since 09/27/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.1.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpmyfaq 3.1.8
Patch: abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297

Timelineinfo

09/27/2023 🔍
09/30/2023 +3 days 🔍
09/30/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/22/2023 +22 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240951

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2023 08:26
Updated: 10/22/2023 18:35
Changes: 09/30/2023 08:26 (52), 10/22/2023 18:27 (1), 10/22/2023 18:35 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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