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Vulnerability details: VCID-asct-fpjs-7kd3
Vulnerability ID VCID-asct-fpjs-7kd3
Aliases CVE-2024-22208
GHSA-9hhf-xmcw-r3xg
Summary Incorrect Authorization phpMyFAQ is an Open Source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. The 'sharing FAQ' functionality allows any unauthenticated actor to misuse the phpMyFAQ application to send arbitrary emails to a large range of targets. The phpMyFAQ application has a functionality where anyone can share a FAQ item to others. The front-end of this functionality allows any phpMyFAQ articles to be shared with 5 email addresses. Any unauthenticated actor can perform this action. There is a CAPTCHA in place, however the amount of people you email with a single request is not limited to 5 by the backend. An attacker can thus solve a single CAPTCHA and send thousands of emails at once. An attacker can utilize the target application's email server to send phishing messages. This can get the server on a block list, causing all emails to end up in spam. It can also lead to reputation damages. This issue has been patched in version 3.2.5.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/a34d94ab7b1be9256a9ef898f18ea6bfb63f6f1e
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-08T18:36:54Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/a34d94ab7b1be9256a9ef898f18ea6bfb63f6f1e
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9hhf-xmcw-r3xg
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-08T18:36:54Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9hhf-xmcw-r3xg
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22208
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Found at https://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2024-02-05
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.79091
EPSS Score 0.01184
Published At May 30, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-30T21:03:12.764713+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq/CVE-2024-22208.yml 38.6.0