What is CVE-2022-4409?

CVE-2022-4409 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-4409?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-4409 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2022-4409

Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.9.

Published 2022-12-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Thorsten/phpmyfaq — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/5915ed4c-5fe2-42e7-8fac-5dd0d032727c (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/8b47f38 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4409?: CVE-2022-4409 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-4409?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4409 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.