Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in thorsten/phpmyfaq

published 2023-02-12 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-gxxj-x426-xj2w , EUVD-2023-0712

cvss: 8.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits: 0; none known

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.11.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

packagist thorsten/phpmyfaq 3.1.11
thorsten thorsten/phpmyfaq 3.1.11

github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq@b76d583 commit

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 19 mo ago (2025-03-24)

Exploit prediction

0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

huntr.dev https://huntr.dev/bounties/87397c71-7b84-4617-a66e-fa6c73be9024 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
GitHub	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	thorsten/phpmyfaq	<3.1.11	3.1.11

Affected products

thorsten thorsten/phpmyfaq

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/b76d58321a7a595eeaf4f7a30403ca6cd8506612
web, patch
huntr.dev /bounties/87397c71-7b84-4617-a66e-fa6c73be9024
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0787
advisory
github.com /thorsten/phpMyFAQ
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-0787
GitHub Advisory GHSA-gxxj-x426-xj2w
NVD CVE-2023-0787

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Summary