What is CVE-2014-6050?

CVE-2014-6050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2014-6050?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2014-6050

phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA protection mechanism by replaying the request.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.046 (91.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

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-2014-6050?: CVE-2014-6050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2014-6050?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.