vulnerability / NVI-00003080 / Revision 4
phpMyFAQ Generates an Error Message Containing Sensitive Information if database server is not available
OSV carries this publisher advisory for thorsten/phpmyfaq. This is an aggregated source copy; consult the original publisher and compare update dates.
This report has not inspected your inventory, configuration, deployed build, reachability or evidence. A catalog listing and a severity score do not establish exposure or compromise.
01 / Meaning
Why it matters
Published affected context helps an owner decide what evidence to gather. This report has not examined your application.
0.494%
FIRST EPSS model v2026.06.15; exploitation probability over 30 days, percentile 0.42464. Missing scores are unknown.
As of · FIRST EPSS
02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
thorsten/phpmyfaq
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 0; fixed 4.0.0
### Summary Exposure of database (ie postgreSQL) server's credential when connection to DB fails. ### Details Exposed database credentials upon misconfig/DoS @ permalink: https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/blob/main/phpmyfaq/src/phpMyFAQ/Setup/Installer.php#L694 ### PoC When postgreSQL server is unreachable, an error would be thrown exposing the credentials of the database. For instance, when "http://:8080/setup/index.php" is hit when the database instance/server is down, then credentials are exposed, for instance: ``` ( ! ) Warning: pg_connect(): Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: connection to server at "127.0.0.1", port 5432 failed: Connection refused Is the server running on that host and accepting TCP/IP connections? in /var/www/html/src/phpMyFAQ/Database/Pgsql.php on line 78 Call Stack # Time Memory Function Location 1 0.0404 453880 {main}( ) .../index.php:0 2 1.1341 610016 phpMyFAQ\Setup\Installer->startInstall( $setup = ??? ) .../index.php:471 3 1.2113 611544 phpMyFAQ\Database\Pgsql->connect( $host = '127.0.0.1', $user = 'cvecve', $password = '', $database = 'cvecve', $port = 5432 ) .../Installer.php:694 4 1.2113 611864 pg_co
03 / Response
What to do next
- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 4.0.0 for thorsten/phpmyfaq. Confirm the publisher’s latest guidance.
Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. GitHub Advisory Database via OSV
- investigate
Identify the exact component and deployed version, examine the linked publisher’s conditions, and retain evidence of any mitigation.
Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. FIRST EPSS
A fixed release is not deployment evidence.
Check current vendor support and compatibility. After making a change, verify the deployed build and relevant runtime conditions. Keep the evidence, owner and time. An updated lockfile alone does not prove what is running.
04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
- Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected.
05 / Provenance
Sources you can inspect
Each assertion retains its source. Mirrored records may repeat one underlying publisher; additional links are not independent corroboration.
- GHSA-vrjr-p3xp-xx2x ↗
GitHub Advisory Database via OSV · vendor advisory
Observed . GitHub-origin advisory, CC-BY-4.0; OSV is an aggregate copy, not independent corroboration.
- CVE-2024-54141 ↗
FIRST EPSS · official catalog
Observed . FIRST EPSS; probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, not local compromise. Dataset date/model retained; FIRST services terms apply.
Public revision history
Only published revisions appear here. Routine fetches do not create a material-change event.
- Revision 4 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 3 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 2 ·
Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.
- Revision 1 ·
First indexed by Null; source disclosure date is shown separately.