# CVE-2014-6046: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack user sessions to modify or delete FAQ content and user accounts due to missing CSRF token validation.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6mv6-53cx-w57p

## What is CVE-2014-6046?

CVE-2014-6046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, published on 28 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified users for requests that (1) delete active users by leveraging improper validation of CSRF tokens or that (2) delete open questions, (3) activate users, (4) publish FAQs, (5) add or delete Glossary, (6) add or delete FAQ news, or (7) add or delete comments or add votes by leveraging lack of a CSRF token.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6046?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-6046?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-6046 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6046 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- phpMyFAQ 2.8.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq

- [CVE-2023-0310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0310/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-4407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4407/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-11187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11187/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-76213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76213/): phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 2FA Brute-Force via Session-Scoped Throttle (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-76214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76214/): phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 WebAuthn Replay Attack via Challenge (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-6046 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-6046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, published on 28 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6046 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6046/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6046/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6046
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6046
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-6046

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.