First published: Mon Mar 25 2024(Updated: )
### Summary There is a Path Traversal vulnerability in Attachments that allows attackers with admin rights to upload malicious files to other locations of the web root. ### PoC 1. In settings, the attachment location is vulnerable to path traversal and can be set to e.g ..\hacked  2. When the above is set, attachments files are now uploaded to e.g C:\Apps\XAMPP\htdocs\hacked instead of C:\Apps\XAMPP\htdocs\phpmyfaq\attachments 3. Verify this by uploading an attachment and see that the "hacked" directory is now created in the web root folder with the attachment file inside.   ### Impact Attackers can potentially upload malicious files outside the specified directory.
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Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
composer/phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq | =3.2.5 | 3.2.6 |
phpMyFAQ | =3.2.5 |
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CVE-2024-29196 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized file uploads.
To fix CVE-2024-29196, upgrade to phpMyFAQ version 3.2.6 or later.
CVE-2024-29196 affects users of phpMyFAQ version 3.2.5.
CVE-2024-29196 is a Path Traversal vulnerability.
No, attackers need admin rights to exploit CVE-2024-29196.