What is CVE-2014-6049?

CVE-2014-6049 is a low-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2018-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2014-6049?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2014-6049

phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with admin privileges to bypass authorization via a crafted instance ID parameter.

Published 2018-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.032 (87.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

techdefencelabs.com/security-advisories.html (Third Party Advisory)
www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2014-09-16 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-6049?: CVE-2014-6049 is a low-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2018-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2014-6049?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.