CVE-2024-29179

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. An attacker with admin privileges can upload an attachment containing JS code without extension and the application will render it as HTML which allows for XSS attacks.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hm8r-95g3-5hj9	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hm8r-95g3-5hj9	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-03-25 21:15

Updated : 2025-01-09 16:59

NVD link : CVE-2024-29179

Mitre link : CVE-2024-29179

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-29179

JSON object : View

Products Affected

phpmyfaq

phpmyfaq

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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