CVE-2024-54141Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Database credential disclosure via failed connection stack trace

Published Dec 6, 2024 · Updated Dec 6, 2024

Credential disclosure in phpMyFAQ before 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to read database credentials through the public setup page. When PostgreSQL is unreachable, Pgsql::connect passes a credential-bearing connection string to pg_connect without marking its parameters sensitive, so the setup page's stack trace prints the username and password. No authentication or user interaction is required, but the setup route must be reachable and the database connection must fail; disclosed credentials grant database access at that account's privileges.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Credential disclosure in phpMyFAQ before 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to read database credentials through the public setup page. When PostgreSQL is unreachable, Pgsql::connect passes a credential-bearing connection string to pg_connect without marking its parameters sensitive, so the setup page's stack trace prints the username and password. No authentication or user interaction is required, but the setup route must be reachable and the database connection must fail; disclosed credentials grant database access at that account's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-54141
Published
Dec 6, 2024
Updated
Dec 6, 2024
Vendor
Thorsten Rinne
Product
phpMyFAQ
Classifications
CWE-209, T1552
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 6, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <4.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=< 4.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Thorsten Rinne · phpMyFAQversion=0 <4.0.0; version=< 4.0.0

Published CVSS scores

8.6GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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