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CVE-2023-5316: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 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: 2023-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.18.

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: before 3.1.18 — fixed in 3.1.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 3.1.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/332d2e4a83251d406ca58dd11c27c598673aa5fa
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/f877e65a-e647-457b-b105-7e5c9f58fb43
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/332d2e4a83251d406ca58dd11c27c598673aa5fa
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/f877e65a-e647-457b-b105-7e5c9f58fb43

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