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CVE-2023-1886: Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-04-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-294

Description

Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay 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/27eaaae16850694634ac52416a0bd38b35d7330a
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/b7d244b7-5ac3-4964-81ee-8dbb5bb5e33a
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/27eaaae16850694634ac52416a0bd38b35d7330a
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/b7d244b7-5ac3-4964-81ee-8dbb5bb5e33a

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