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 rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-1885. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.11 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. 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 presented 04/06/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-1885 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 fecc803ab9c3e82718c4bcea7fe919d7a22ec024 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-2023-1435). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpmyfaq 3.1.12
Patch: fecc803ab9c3e82718c4bcea7fe919d7a22ec024

Timelineinfo

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07/13/2025 +829 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: fecc803ab9c3e82718c4bcea7fe919d7a22ec024
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1885 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1885
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225113
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 13:53
Updated: 07/13/2025 17:59
Changes: 04/06/2023 13:53 (52), 04/23/2023 13:12 (1), 04/23/2023 13:17 (11), 07/13/2025 17:59 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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