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CVE-2023-2427: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 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: 2023-05-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.13.

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: before 3.1.13 — fixed in 3.1.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 3.1.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/514f4df2ad918e69575028d58b2e33aaf536e59b
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/89005a6d-d019-4cb7-ae88-486d2d44190d
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/514f4df2ad918e69575028d58b2e33aaf536e59b
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/89005a6d-d019-4cb7-ae88-486d2d44190d

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