CVE-2023-5863 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.2.2.

Published: 2023-10-31

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

thorsten

thorsten/phpmyfaq

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.2.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-2756	Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.2.2.
Github GHSA	GHSA-j4vj-w5rj-8grw	phpMyFAQ Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01105.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/97e813dcd2022bd10a8770569a8b02591716365f
https://huntr.com/bounties/fbfd4e84-61fb-4063-8f11-15877b8c1f6f

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2023-10-31T00:00:19.197Z

Updated: 2024-09-05T17:50:14.983Z

Reserved: 2023-10-31T00:00:06.770Z

Link: CVE-2023-5863

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:14:24.308Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-31T01:15:07.757

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:49:32.013

Link: CVE-2023-5863

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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