// For flags

CVE-2024-29179

phpMyFAQ Stored Cross-site Scripting at File Attachments

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

< 1%
*EPSS

Affected Versions

1
*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

phpMyFAQ es una aplicación web de preguntas frecuentes de código abierto para PHP 8.1+ y MySQL, PostgreSQL y otras bases de datos. Un atacante con privilegios de administrador puede cargar un archivo adjunto que contenga código JS sin extensión y la aplicación lo representará como HTML, lo que permite ataques XSS.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Multiple
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-03-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-25 CVE Published
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • 2025-04-10 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions (1)