MEDIUM
phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary attachments by leveraging incorrect "download an attachment" permission checks
Published Aug 28, 2018
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.68%
Description
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 products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.68% 0.05680
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05680
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.68% (0.05680) | 92.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.68% (0.05680) | 91.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.67% (0.04672) | 88.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.50% (0.07502) | 86.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.59% (0.05595) | 89.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 54.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00166) | 53.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00166) | 51.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://techdefencelabs.com/security-advisories.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2014-09-16 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://techdefencelabs.com/security-advisories.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2014-09-16 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 28, 2018
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 1, 2014
Link CVE-2014-6047
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a