phpMyFAQ < 1.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19778

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains several PHP scripts that are prone to a variety of flaws, including remote code execution.

Description

The remote host is running a version of phpMyFAQ that suffers from arbitrary code execution (if the server is Windows-based), SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks, as well as information disclosure.

Solution

Upgrade to phpMyFAQ 1.5.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f5ae2996

http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2005-09-23.php

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19778

File Name: phpmyfaq_152.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/26/2005

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq

Required KB Items: www/phpmyfaq

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/22/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3049

BID: 14927, 14928, 14929, 14930

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990