CVE-2014-6047

Q: How do I fix CVE-2014-6047?

Upgrade phpmyfaq to 2.8.13 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2014-6047 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2014-6047 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2014-6047?

CVE-2014-6047 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2014-6047 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for phpmyfaq (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-275

How to fix

Remediation Available

phpmyfaqNVD

Affected:< 2.8.13Fixed in:2.8.13CVE-2014-6047derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

5.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

phpmyfaq.de

Third-Party Advisory1

techdefencelabs.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-275 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2017-16887	Critical	9.8	37%	-	-
CVE-2014-1632	High	8.1	10%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-17876	High	7.5	9.5%	-	-
CVE-2014-1631	High	7.5	9.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-7781	High	7.5	7.1%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2014-6047?

Upgrade phpmyfaq to 2.8.13 or later.

Is CVE-2014-6047 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2014-6047 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2014-6047?

CVE-2014-6047 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2014-6047 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for phpmyfaq (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.