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phpMyFAQ Stored HTML Injection at contentLink

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Mar 25, 2024 in thorsten/phpMyFAQ • Updated Mar 25, 2024

Package

composer phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Composer)

Affected versions

= 3.2.5

Patched versions

3.2.6

Description

Summary

Due to insufficient validation on the contentLink parameter, it is possible for unauthenticated users to inject HTML code to the page which might affect other users. Also, requires that adding new FAQs is allowed for guests and that the admin doesn't check the content of a newly added FAQ.

PoC

  1. Browse to ../phpmyfaq/index.php?action=add&cat=0 , enter https://test.com?p=<h1>HTML_INJECTION</h1> for the contentLink parameter.
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  2. Verify the HTML injection by viewing the FAQ itself, “All categories” → “CategoryName” → ”QuestionName”.
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Impact

Attackers can manipulate the appearance and functionality of web pages by injecting malicious HTML code. This can lead to various undesirable outcomes, such as defacing the website, redirecting users to malicious sites, or altering the content to deceive users. Additionally, unauthenticated HTML injection can compromise user privacy by displaying sensitive information or misleading content. It undermines the integrity of the application and erodes user trust, potentially resulting in loss of reputation and credibility.

References

@thorsten thorsten published to thorsten/phpMyFAQ Mar 25, 2024
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 25, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Mar 25, 2024
Reviewed Mar 25, 2024
Last updated Mar 25, 2024

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

0.043%
(10th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-28108

GHSA ID

GHSA-48vw-jpf8-hwqh

Source code

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