VDB-220749 · CVE-2023-0794 · EUVD-2023-0707

thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.10 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.10. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-0794. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.10 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.11.

The weakness was shared 02/12/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-0794 since 02/12/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.1.11 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch edf0f6f90d4deaf46b4fd97ae92f16c1e10a2635 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-2023-0707). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

thorsten

Name

phpmyfaq

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 8.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: phpmyfaq 3.1.11
Patch: edf0f6f90d4deaf46b4fd97ae92f16c1e10a2635

Timelineinfo

02/12/2023 🔍
02/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/05/2025 +874 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: edf0f6f90d4deaf46b4fd97ae92f16c1e10a2635
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0794 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0794
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220749
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2023 17:54
Updated: 07/05/2025 17:08
Changes: 02/12/2023 17:54 (52), 03/10/2023 18:54 (1), 03/10/2023 19:01 (11), 07/05/2025 17:08 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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