6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-24574
phpMyFAQ Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Description

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. Unsafe echo of filename in phpMyFAQ\phpmyfaq\admin\attachments.php leads to allowed execution of JavaScript code in client side (XSS). This vulnerability has been patched in version 3.2.5.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 5, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2024, 9:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-24574 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-24574.

URL Resource
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/5479b4a4603cce71aa7eb4437f1c201153a1f1f5 Patch
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/pull/2827 Patch
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7m8g-fprr-47fx Exploit Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-24574 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-24574 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/5479b4a4603cce71aa7eb4437f1c201153a1f1f5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/5479b4a4603cce71aa7eb4437f1c201153a1f1f5 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/pull/2827 No Types Assigned https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/pull/2827 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7m8g-fprr-47fx No Types Assigned https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7m8g-fprr-47fx Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.5
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. Unsafe echo of filename in phpMyFAQ\phpmyfaq\admin\attachments.php leads to allowed execution of JavaScript code in client side (XSS). This vulnerability has been patched in version 3.2.5.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-7m8g-fprr-47fx [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/pull/2827 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/5479b4a4603cce71aa7eb4437f1c201153a1f1f5 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-79
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-80
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.02%

score

0.26975

percentile

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