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CVE-2023-5317: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% 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) - Stored 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/ec551bdf1566ede1e55f289888c446f877ad9a83
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e146e7c-60c7-498b-9ffe-fd4cb4ca8c54
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ec551bdf1566ede1e55f289888c446f877ad9a83
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e146e7c-60c7-498b-9ffe-fd4cb4ca8c54

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