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CVE-2023-2429: Improper Access Control in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 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: none known
• Published: 2023-04-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Improper Access Control 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/07552f5577ff8b1e6f7cdefafcce9b2a744d3a24
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/20d3a0b3-2693-4bf1-b196-10741201a540
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/07552f5577ff8b1e6f7cdefafcce9b2a744d3a24
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/20d3a0b3-2693-4bf1-b196-10741201a540
• https://huntr.com/bounties/20d3a0b3-2693-4bf1-b196-10741201a540

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