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CVE-2023-1753: Weak Password Requirements in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-03-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-521

Description

Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: before 3.1.12 — fixed in 3.1.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 3.1.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/f612a72494080e04947da7028340fee4493fe8a5
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/01d6ae23-3a8f-42a8-99f4-10246187d71b
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/f612a72494080e04947da7028340fee4493fe8a5
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/01d6ae23-3a8f-42a8-99f4-10246187d71b

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