CVE-2024-54141 (GCVE-0-2024-54141)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-06 15:00 – Updated: 2024-12-06 17:12
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Summary
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 fixed in 4.0.0.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-209 - Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
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thorsten phpMyFAQ Affected: < 4.0.0
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