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CVE-2023-5227: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.8.

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: before 3.1.8 — fixed in 3.1.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 3.1.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/a335c013-db75-4120-872c-42059c7100e8
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/a335c013-db75-4120-872c-42059c7100e8

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