VDB-244039 · CVE-2023-5864 · GCVE-0-2023-5864

thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.2.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.2.0. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-5864. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in thorsten phpmyfaq up to 3.2.0 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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 weakness was shared 10/31/2023 as b3e5a053b59dcc072d76a55d6ce0311ea30174fa. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-5864 since 10/31/2023. 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 3.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch b3e5a053b59dcc072d76a55d6ce0311ea30174fa 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.

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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

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.4
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: Yes
Local: Partially
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 3.2.1
Patch: b3e5a053b59dcc072d76a55d6ce0311ea30174fa

Timelineinfo

10/31/2023 🔍
10/31/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/31/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/24/2023 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: b3e5a053b59dcc072d76a55d6ce0311ea30174fa
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5864 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-244039

Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2023 08:05
Updated: 11/24/2023 12:32
Changes: 10/31/2023 08:05 (52), 11/24/2023 12:32 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103