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CVE-2023-5863: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-10-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.2.2.

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: before 3.2.2 — fixed in 3.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 3.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/97e813dcd2022bd10a8770569a8b02591716365f
• https://huntr.com/bounties/fbfd4e84-61fb-4063-8f11-15877b8c1f6f
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/97e813dcd2022bd10a8770569a8b02591716365f
• https://huntr.com/bounties/fbfd4e84-61fb-4063-8f11-15877b8c1f6f

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