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CVE-2023-5864: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 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: yes
• Published: 2023-10-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.2.1.

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: before 3.2.1 — fixed in 3.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 3.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/b3e5a053b59dcc072d76a55d6ce0311ea30174fa
• https://huntr.com/bounties/e4b0e8f4-5e06-49d1-832f-5756573623ad
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/b3e5a053b59dcc072d76a55d6ce0311ea30174fa
• https://huntr.com/bounties/e4b0e8f4-5e06-49d1-832f-5756573623ad

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