thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 special elements into a different plane (special element injection)

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to failure to sanitize special elements into a different plane (special element injection). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-1758. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a failure to sanitize special elements into a different plane (special element injection) vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-75. The product does not adequately filter user-controlled input for special elements with control implications. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.

The weakness was presented 04/06/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-1758 since 03/31/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.1.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f3380f46c464d1bc6f3ded29213c79be0de8fc57 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-2023-1175). 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: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Failure to sanitize special elements into a different plane (special element injection)
CWE: CWE-75 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpmyfaq 3.1.12
Patch: f3380f46c464d1bc6f3ded29213c79be0de8fc57

Timelineinfo

03/31/2023 🔍
04/06/2023 +6 days 🔍
04/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +822 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: f3380f46c464d1bc6f3ded29213c79be0de8fc57
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1758 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1758
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225053
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 10:07
Updated: 07/06/2025 20:15
Changes: 04/06/2023 10:07 (51), 04/23/2023 08:42 (1), 04/23/2023 08:44 (11), 07/06/2025 20:15 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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