CVE-2024-55889

highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileexploit · PoCEUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · PoC
Likely / severe?
2.19% (82nd) EPSS
CVSS 7.2 · high
Is it mine?
3 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 3.2.10, a vulnerability exists in the FAQ Record component where a privileged attacker can trigger a file download on a victim's machine upon page visit by embedding it in an <iframe> element without user interaction or explicit consent. Version 3.2.10 fixes the issue.

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7.2
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.9–7.2

v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.2 · impact 5.9
v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 1.2 · impact 3.6
v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · OSV
v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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exploits (1)

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affected products (3)

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advisories (1)

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  • GHSA-m3r7-8gw7-qwvcthorsten/phpmyfaq Unintended File Download Triggered by Embedded Frames2024-12-13ghsa · osvUS

    ### Summary A vulnerability exists in the FAQ Record component where a privileged attacker can trigger a file download on a victim's machine upon page visit by embedding it in an <iframe> element without user interaction or explicit consent. ### Details In http://localhost/admin/index.php?action=editentry&id=20&lang=en, where a FAQ record is either created or edited, an attacker can insert an iframe, as "source code", pointing to a prior "malicious" attachment that the attacker has uploaded via FAQ "new attachment" upload, such that any page visits to this FAQ will trigger an automated download (from the edit screen, download is automated; from the faq page view as a normal user, depending on the browser, a pop up confirmation may be presented before the actual download. Firebox browser, for instance, does not require any interactions). ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/74fee719-1eea-4bcb-9c7d-da0c5045c74b) ### PoC 1. create a new FAQ record and upload a "malicious" file - in my case, I uploaded an eicar file. take note of the uri, ie <p><iframe "index.php?action=attachment&amp;id=2" ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/06072ef6-9311-423a-a735-1d6a3274cde8) 3. in the FAQ record, insert a "source code" blob using the "< >" button 4. insert in the following snippet: <p><iframe src="index.php?action=attachment&amp;id=2"></iframe></p> and save FAQ record 5. once the edit page reloads, the malicious code will be downloaded onto the local machine without user interaction: ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b10e137f-de01-4268-8f9c-0b440ae45349) (uploaded a POC for easy demonstration: https://roy.demo.phpmyfaq.de/admin/index.php?action=editentry&id=20&lang=en although a fresh installation overwrites this demo instance every 24 hours) (as a logged in normal user, visit: https://roy.demo.phpmyfaq.de/content/1/20/en/20.html) ### Impact Malicious code or binaries could be dropped on visitors' machines when visiting the FAQ platform. Take a worm or ransomware for instance.

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published 2024-12-13modified 2026-06-17
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