PhpMyFaq 1.5.1 Agent index.php LANGCODE path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PhpMyFaq 1.5.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component Agent. Executing a manipulation of the argument LANGCODE can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-3048. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in PhpMyFaq 1.5.1 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file index.php of the component Agent. The manipulation of the argument LANGCODE with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PhpMyFaq 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or include arbitrary PHP files via a .. (dot dot) in the LANGCODE parameter, which also allows direct code injection via the User Agent field in a request packet, which can be activated by using LANGCODE to reference the user tracking data file.

The weakness was published 09/22/2005 by rgod (Website). The advisory is available at rgod.altervista.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3048. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by rgod and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21510 (FreeBSD : phpmyfaq -- SQL injection, takeover, path disclosure, remote code execution (c6b9aee8-3071-11da-af18-000ae4641456)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (1226), Tenable (21510), OSVDB (19669†), Secunia (SA16933†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28537†). Similar entries are available at VDB-26412, VDB-26411, VDB-26409 and VDB-26408. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Author: rgod
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Nessus ID: 21510
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : phpmyfaq -- SQL injection, takeover, path disclosure, remote code execution (c6b9aee8-3071-11da-af18-000ae4641456)
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OpenVAS ID: 55468
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: phpmyfaq
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rgod.altervista.org
Researcher: rgod
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-3048 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26410
Secunia: 16933
OSVDB: 19669 - phpMyFAQ index.php LANGCODE Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 28537 - Index.php in PhpMyFaq 1.5.1 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability via a \, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 10/18/2025 06:00
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (61), 03/10/2017 10:36 (13), 07/06/2021 08:02 (3), 07/06/2021 08:08 (1), 10/18/2025 06:00 (14)
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