Improper Access Control in thorsten/phpmyfaq

published 2023-04-30 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-r69v-q48g-3966 , EUVD-2023-1387

cvss: 6.6; version 3.0, 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

Improper Access Control in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.13.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

packagist thorsten/phpmyfaq 3.1.13
thorsten thorsten/phpmyfaq 3.1.13

github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq@07552f5 commit

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-30)

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.com https://huntr.com/bounties/20d3a0b3-2693-4bf1-b196-10741201a540 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	6.6	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
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	3.0	6.6	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	thorsten/phpmyfaq	<3.1.13	3.1.13

Affected products

thorsten thorsten/phpmyfaq

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

github.com /thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/07552f5577ff8b1e6f7cdefafcce9b2a744d3a24
web, patch
huntr.com /bounties/20d3a0b3-2693-4bf1-b196-10741201a540
exploit, web
huntr.dev /bounties/20d3a0b3-2693-4bf1-b196-10741201a540
web, permissions-required
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2429
advisory
github.com /thorsten/phpmyfaq
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-2429
GitHub Advisory GHSA-r69v-q48g-3966
NVD CVE-2023-2429

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Summary