CVE-2004-2255 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in phpMyFAQ 1.3.12 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and possibly execute local PHP files, via the action variable, which is used as part of a template filename.

Published: 2005-07-17

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 4.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2247	Directory traversal vulnerability in phpMyFAQ 1.3.12 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and possibly execute local PHP files, via the action variable, which is used as part of a template filename.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04746.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0906.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11640
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010190
http://www.osvdb.org/6300
http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2004-05-18.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10374
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16177

History

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Subscriptions

Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-17T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:22:13.242Z

Reserved: 2005-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2255

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-2255

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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