What is CVE-2024-54141?

CVE-2024-54141 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2024-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-54141?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-54141 known to be exploited?

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

Information disclosure in Thorsten Phpmyfaq

CVE-2024-54141

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. Prior to 4.0.0, phpMyFAQ exposes the database (ie postgreSQL) server's credential when connection to DB fails. This vulnerability is fix…

EPSS: 0.004 (60.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Thorsten Phpmyfaq — versions < 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-209 — Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-vrjr-p3xp-xx2x (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/b9289a0b2233df864361c131cd177b6715fbb0fe (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54141?: CVE-2024-54141 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thorsten Phpmyfaq, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2024-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-54141?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-54141 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.