thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-1882. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code block. 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. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was released 04/06/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-1882 since 04/05/2023. 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 49db615c300ae0f87795f20570f6f5bdccb1d2f2 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-2023-1343). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source 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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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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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: 49db615c300ae0f87795f20570f6f5bdccb1d2f2

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04/05/2023 🔍
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07/12/2025 +828 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 49db615c300ae0f87795f20570f6f5bdccb1d2f2
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1882 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1882
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225111
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 13:53
Updated: 07/12/2025 22:40
Changes: 04/06/2023 13:53 (52), 04/23/2023 12:39 (1), 04/23/2023 12:48 (11), 07/12/2025 22:40 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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