thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 authentication replay

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes authentication replay. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-1886. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication replay vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-294. A capture-replay flaw exists when the design of the product makes it possible for a malicious user to sniff network traffic and bypass authentication by replaying it to the server in question to the same effect as the original message (or with minor changes). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.

The weakness was published 04/06/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-1886 since 04/05/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1040 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.1.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 27eaaae16850694634ac52416a0bd38b35d7330a 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-2023-1186). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication replay
CWE: CWE-294 / CWE-287
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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 3.1.12
Patch: 27eaaae16850694634ac52416a0bd38b35d7330a

Timelineinfo

04/05/2023 🔍
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07/06/2025 +822 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 27eaaae16850694634ac52416a0bd38b35d7330a
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1886 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1886
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225055
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 10:08
Updated: 07/06/2025 20:33
Changes: 04/06/2023 10:08 (52), 04/23/2023 08:51 (1), 04/23/2023 08:53 (11), 07/06/2025 20:33 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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