CVE-2014-6047
phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read...
phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary attachments by leveraging incorrect "download an attachment" permission checks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary attachments by leveraging incorrect "download an attachment" permission checks.
- Record
CVE-2014-6047- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-275
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary attachments by leveraging incorrect "download an attachment" permission checks.
- Record
CVE-2014-6047- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-5935 No score
phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary attachments by leveraging incorrect "download an attachment" permission checks.
- Record
EUVD-2014-5935- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mj96-8vrc-qg49
phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read...
phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary attachments by leveraging incorrect "download an attachment" permission checks.
- Record
GHSA-mj96-8vrc-qg49- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | phpMyFAQ 2.8.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2014-09-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-6047 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Phpmyfaq, published August 28, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.68%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.