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CVE-2024-27299: phpMyFAQ SQL Injection at "Save News"

March 25, 2024

A SQL injection vulnerability has been discovered in the the “Add News” functionality due to improper escaping of the email address. This allows any authenticated user with the rights to add/edit FAQ news to exploit this vulnerability to exfiltrate data, take over accounts and in some cases, even achieve RCE.

References

  • drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BFL8GHIBxSUxu0TneYf66KjFA0A4RZga?usp=sharing
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-qgxx-4xv5-6hcw
  • github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
  • github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/1b68a5f89fb65996c56285fa636b818de8608011
  • github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-qgxx-4xv5-6hcw
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27299

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.2.5 before 3.2.6, version 3.2.5

Fixed versions

  • 3.2.6

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.2.6 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Source file

packagist/phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq/CVE-2024-27299.yml

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