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CVE-2014-6047

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-08-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-275

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

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: before 2.8.13 — fixed in 2.8.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 2.8.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://techdefencelabs.com/security-advisories.html
• https://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2014-09-16
• http://techdefencelabs.com/security-advisories.html
• https://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2014-09-16

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