thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.10 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.10 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-0788. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.10 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Code Injection in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.11.

The weakness was released 02/12/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-0788 since 02/12/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.1.11 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 77b42b9d0be3990ee7389207a71528b304b03039 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-0787). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpmyfaq 3.1.11
Patch: 77b42b9d0be3990ee7389207a71528b304b03039

Timelineinfo

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07/05/2025 +874 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 77b42b9d0be3990ee7389207a71528b304b03039
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220741
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2023 17:53
Updated: 07/05/2025 20:10
Changes: 02/12/2023 17:53 (52), 03/10/2023 16:53 (1), 03/10/2023 17:00 (11), 07/05/2025 20:10 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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