VDB-257890 · CVE-2024-28106 · GHSA-6p68-36m6-392r

thorsten phpmyfaq 3.2.5 news cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in thorsten phpmyfaq 3.2.5. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument news can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-28106. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in thorsten phpmyfaq 3.2.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument news with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. By manipulating the news parameter in a POST request, an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code. Upon browsing to the compromised news page, the XSS payload triggers. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.6.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-28106 since 03/04/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 3.2.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c94b3deadd87789389e1fad162bc3dd595c0e15a 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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Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

thorsten

Name

phpmyfaq

Version

3.2.5

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpmyfaq 3.2.6
Patch: c94b3deadd87789389e1fad162bc3dd595c0e15a

Timelineinfo

03/04/2024 🔍
03/25/2024 +21 days 🔍
03/25/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/13/2025 +384 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-6p68-36m6-392r
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-28106 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-28106
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257890

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2024 22:22
Updated: 04/13/2025 10:39
Changes: 03/25/2024 22:22 (68), 01/10/2025 00:34 (13), 04/13/2025 10:39 (3)
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