MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-6047

Phpmyfaq vulnerability

CVSS
5.3
EPSS
5.7%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary attachments by leveraging incorrect "download an attachment" permission checks.
Affected vendor
Phpmyfaq
Affected product
Phpmyfaq
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-08-28

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-6047

  • Confirm whether Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-6047.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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