VDB-225108 · CVE-2023-1878 · EUVD-2023-1306

thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-1878. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 (Content Management System). Affected is some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

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

The weakness was presented 04/06/2023. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-1878 since 04/05/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 3.1.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e018823f8e3bca103c11e5a98b0dd469e41ed417 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-2023-1306). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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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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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: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: phpmyfaq 3.1.12
Patch: e018823f8e3bca103c11e5a98b0dd469e41ed417

Timelineinfo

04/05/2023 🔍
04/06/2023 +1 days 🔍
04/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/12/2025 +828 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: e018823f8e3bca103c11e5a98b0dd469e41ed417
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225108
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 13:52
Updated: 07/12/2025 22:23
Changes: 04/06/2023 13:52 (52), 04/23/2023 11:55 (1), 04/23/2023 12:02 (11), 07/12/2025 22:23 (16)
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