CVE-2024-22208

6.5 · MEDIUM

Published Feb 5, 2024 phpmyfaq CWE-863 EPSS 0.74% (52th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Overview

CVE-2024-22208 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting phpmyfaq phpmyfaq. It was published on February 5, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

phpMyFAQ is an Open Source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. The 'sharing FAQ' functionality allows any unauthenticated actor to misuse the phpMyFAQ application to send arbitrary emails to a large range of targets. The phpMyFAQ application has a functionality where anyone can share a FAQ item to others. The front-end of this functionality allows any phpMyFAQ articles to be shared with 5 email addresses. Any unauthenticated actor can perform this action. There is a CAPTCHA in place, however the amount of people you email with a single request is not limited to 5 by the backend. An attacker can thus solve a single CAPTCHA and send thousands of emails at once. An attacker can utilize the target application's email server to send phishing messages. This can get the server on a blacklist, causing all emails to end up in spam. It can also lead to reputation damages. This issue has been patched in version 3.2.5.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from phpmyfaq. Update phpmyfaq to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
phpmyfaq	phpmyfaq	>= 0, < 3.2.5	Affected

References

GitHub github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/a34d94ab7b1be9256a9ef898f18ea6bfb63f6f1e GitHub github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9hhf-xmcw-r3xg GitHub github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/a34d94ab7b1be9256a9ef898f18ea6bfb63f6f1e GitHub github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9hhf-xmcw-r3xg

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-22208?

CVE-2024-22208 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting phpmyfaq phpmyfaq. It was published on February 5, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-22208?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-22208?

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