thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-1879. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was shared 04/06/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-1879 since 04/05/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.1.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 0dc8e527c375007cd4b8dbf61f7167393a6f6e91 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-2023-1350). 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: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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CNA Base Score: 4.7
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpmyfaq 3.1.12
Patch: 0dc8e527c375007cd4b8dbf61f7167393a6f6e91

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04/05/2023 🔍
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07/12/2025 +828 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 0dc8e527c375007cd4b8dbf61f7167393a6f6e91
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225109
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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 12:09 (1), 04/23/2023 12:16 (11), 07/12/2025 22:40 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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