PT-2004-3151 · Phpmyfaq · Phpmyfaq

Published 2004-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-2256

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: phpMyFAQ version 1.4.0 alpha

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly execute local PHP files via .. sequences in the lang variable.

Recommendations: For phpMyFAQ version 1.4.0 alpha, consider restricting access to the lang variable to prevent directory traversal attacks until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-2256

Affected Products

Phpmyfaq

References · 9

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0906.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/11640 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1010190 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/10377 · Patch
• http://phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2004-05-18.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2256 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/363636 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-2256 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16223 · Note