CVE-2004-2256

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 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 1.4.0 alpha allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and possibly execute local PHP files, via .. sequences in the lang (language) variable.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0906.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11640
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010190
http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2004-05-18.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/363636
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10377
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16223
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0906.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11640
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010190
http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2004-05-18.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/363636

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