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Vulnerability details: VCID-2bsv-7dt5-6qcu
Vulnerability ID VCID-2bsv-7dt5-6qcu
Aliases CVE-2024-55889
GHSA-m3r7-8gw7-qwvc
Summary phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 3.2.10, a vulnerability exists in the FAQ Record component where a privileged attacker can trigger a file download on a victim's machine upon page visit by embedding it in an <iframe> element without user interaction or explicit consent. Version 3.2.10 fixes the issue.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-451 User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.09124 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-55889
epss 0.09124 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-55889
epss 0.09124 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-55889
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/fa0f7368dc3288eedb1915def64ef8fb270f711d
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/fa0f7368dc3288eedb1915def64ef8fb270f711d
ssvc Track https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/fa0f7368dc3288eedb1915def64ef8fb270f711d
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-m3r7-8gw7-qwvc
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-m3r7-8gw7-qwvc
ssvc Track https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-m3r7-8gw7-qwvc
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55889
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55889
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-55889
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55889
CVE-2024-55889 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/52235.txt
fa0f7368dc3288eedb1915def64ef8fb270f711d https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/fa0f7368dc3288eedb1915def64ef8fb270f711d
GHSA-m3r7-8gw7-qwvc https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m3r7-8gw7-qwvc
GHSA-m3r7-8gw7-qwvc https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-m3r7-8gw7-qwvc
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added April 16, 2025
Description phpMyFAQ 3.2.10 - Unintended File Download Triggered by Embedded Frames
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date April 16, 2025
Exploit type webapps
Platform php
Source update date April 16, 2025
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/fa0f7368dc3288eedb1915def64ef8fb270f711d
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-12-13T20:42:00Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/fa0f7368dc3288eedb1915def64ef8fb270f711d
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-m3r7-8gw7-qwvc
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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physical

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-12-13T20:42:00Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-m3r7-8gw7-qwvc
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55889
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

low

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required

unchanged

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.92857
EPSS Score 0.09124
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-10T18:46:05.196435+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2024/55xxx/CVE-2024-55889.json 38.6.0