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CVE-2023-1756: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-04-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored 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/ca75f4688a8b0f14d5d0697b9f4b6ea66088f726
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/e495b443-b328-42f5-aed5-d68b929b4cb9
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ca75f4688a8b0f14d5d0697b9f4b6ea66088f726
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/e495b443-b328-42f5-aed5-d68b929b4cb9

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