CVE-2014-6050

MEDIUM

phpmyfaq < 2.8.13 - CAPTCHA Bypass via Request Replay

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-6050. PoCs published by smash.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates multiple vulnerabilities in phpMyFAQ 2.8.X, including persistent XSS via unfiltered referrer and user agent fields, unauthenticated FAQ data disclosure, and CSRF attacks to modify configurations or delete users/categories.

Description

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

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by smash · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34580

The exploit demonstrates multiple vulnerabilities in phpMyFAQ 2.8.X, including persistent XSS via unfiltered referrer and user agent fields, unauthenticated FAQ data disclosure, and CSRF attacks to modify configurations or delete users/categories.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss | Info Leak | Auth Bypass | Csrf
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyFAQ >= 2.8.12
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target phpMyFAQ instance · Ability to send crafted HTTP requests
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://techdefencelabs.com/security-advisories.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2014-09-16

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0455
EPSS Percentile 90.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-254
Status published
Products (1)
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq < 2.8.13
Published Aug 28, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026