Code Injection in thorsten/phpmyfaq

published 2023-02-12 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-r6cw-356h-mvwg , EUVD-2023-0787

cvss: 8.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits: 0; none known

Code Injection 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@77b42b9 commit

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 19 mo ago (2025-03-21)

Exploit prediction

0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

huntr.com https://huntr.com/bounties/808d5452-607c-4af1-812f-26c49faf3e61 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	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

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

Affected products

thorsten thorsten/phpmyfaq

Classification

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

github.com /thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/77b42b9d0be3990ee7389207a71528b304b03039
web, patch
huntr.com /bounties/808d5452-607c-4af1-812f-26c49faf3e61
exploit, web
huntr.dev /bounties/808d5452-607c-4af1-812f-26c49faf3e61
permissions-required
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0788
advisory
github.com /thorsten/phpMyFAQ
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-0788
GitHub Advisory GHSA-r6cw-356h-mvwg
NVD CVE-2023-0788

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Summary