CVE-2024-22208: phpmyfaq Incorrect Authorization

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-22208 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in phpmyfaq. EPSS estimates a 0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 05-02-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 15-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 blacklist, 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.

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationThe product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.