thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-1757. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable 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 problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.

The weakness was disclosed 04/06/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-1757 since 03/31/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.1.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5061e5841be6c218ebb0de0cbf7b7f195dc46d19 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-2023-1345). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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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: 5061e5841be6c218ebb0de0cbf7b7f195dc46d19

Timelineinfo

03/31/2023 🔍
04/06/2023 +6 days 🔍
04/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/12/2025 +828 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 5061e5841be6c218ebb0de0cbf7b7f195dc46d19
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1757 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1757
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225107
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 13:52
Updated: 07/12/2025 22:40
Changes: 04/06/2023 13:52 (52), 04/23/2023 11:39 (1), 04/23/2023 11:47 (11), 07/12/2025 22:40 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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