CVE-2024-29179 json
phpMyFAQ Stored Cross-site Scripting at File Attachments
published 2y ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2024-0940 , GHSA-hm8r-95g3-5hj9
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- packagist phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 3.2.6
- phpmyfaq phpmyfaq 3.2.6
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hm8r-95g3-5hj9 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq | >=3.2.5, <3.2.6 |
3.2.6 |
Affected products
- thorsten phpMyFAQ
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-hm8r-95g3-5hj9
web, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29179
advisory
-
github.com
/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-29179
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hm8r-95g3-5hj9
- NVD CVE-2024-29179
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