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CVE-2004-2256
Directory traversal vulnerability in phpMyFAQ 1.4.0 alpha allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and possibly execute local PHP…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.0%
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in phpMyFAQ 1.4.0 alpha allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and possibly execute local PHP files, via .. sequences in the lang (language) variable.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2004-05-18.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1010190 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20040518 Advisory 05/2004: phpMyFAQ local file inclusion vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20040518 Advisory 05/2004: phpMyFAQ local file inclusion vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 11640 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- phpmyfaq-lang-directory-traversal(16223) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 10377 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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