CVE-2004-2255

MEDIUM 6.4CVE-2004-2255 · Published 31/12/2004 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2004-2255 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.4) vulnerability affecting phpmyfaq (phpmyfaq).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.0%, higher than 80.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
phpmyfaq phpmyfaq	`= 1.3.12`	No fix yet

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in phpMyFAQ 1.3.12 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and possibly execute local PHP files, via the action variable, which is used as part of a template filename.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0906.html · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/11640 · Patch
securitytracker.com/id
osvdb.org/6300 · Patch
phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2004-05-18.php · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/10374 · Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16177

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

phpmyfaq

= 1.3.12

No fix yet

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