01 Record
CVE-2004-2257
phpMyFAQ 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to access the Image Manager to upload or delete images without authorization via a direct request.
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
02 Description
phpMyFAQ 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to access the Image Manager to upload or delete images without authorization via a direct request.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 2.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 82.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-07-17 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-01-16 19:34Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-07-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-425Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f64deef346fa88f07d160bae8ded2499a74aea7233406fcf7c3d4435d98ba6f8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.osvdb.org8240http://www.osvdb.org/8240
- securitytracker.com1010795http://securitytracker.com/id?1010795
- secunia.com12085http://secunia.com/advisories/12085
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comphpmyfaq-authentication-bypass(16814)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16814
- www.phpmyfaq.dehttp://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2004-07-27.php
- www.securityfocus.com10813http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10813