User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information Affecting thorsten/phpmyfaq package, versions <3.2.10
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- published13 Dec 2024
- disclosed13 Dec 2024
- creditgeo-chen
Introduced: 13 Dec 2024
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How to fix?
Upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to version 3.2.10 or higher.
Overview
thorsten/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information via the FAQ Record component. An attacker can trigger a file download on a victim's machine upon page visit by embedding it in an <iframe> element without user interaction or explicit consent.