thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-1761. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Code Injection in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.

The weakness was presented 03/31/2023. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-1761 since 03/31/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

Upgrading to version 3.1.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 128ef85f8e3ab7869d3107aa4d0b6867b53391d7 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-2023-0901). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpmyfaq 3.1.12
Patch: 128ef85f8e3ab7869d3107aa4d0b6867b53391d7

Timelineinfo

03/31/2023 🔍
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07/06/2025 +828 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 128ef85f8e3ab7869d3107aa4d0b6867b53391d7
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1761 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1761
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224648
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2023 09:09
Updated: 07/06/2025 08:52
Changes: 03/31/2023 09:09 (52), 04/20/2023 19:05 (1), 07/06/2025 08:52 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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