thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.13 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.13. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-2998. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.1.13 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. 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 3.1.14.

The weakness was released 05/31/2023. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-2998 since 05/31/2023. 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 3.1.14 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c120070a66e6c497c328d3b6b067eebcd8ea8493 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-2023-1510). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.0
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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpmyfaq 3.1.14
Patch: c120070a66e6c497c328d3b6b067eebcd8ea8493

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07/13/2025 +774 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: c120070a66e6c497c328d3b6b067eebcd8ea8493
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2998 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230316
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/31/2023 09:43
Updated: 07/13/2025 21:27
Changes: 05/31/2023 09:43 (52), 06/24/2023 21:45 (1), 06/24/2023 21:54 (11), 07/13/2025 21:27 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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