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CVE-2004-2255

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: 1.3.12

References

• 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
• 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

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