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CVE-2023-5866: Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-10-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-614

Description

Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute 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/fdacff14acd5e69841068f0e32b59e2d1b1d0d55
• https://huntr.com/bounties/ec44bcba-ae7f-497a-851e-8165ecf56945
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/fdacff14acd5e69841068f0e32b59e2d1b1d0d55
• https://huntr.com/bounties/ec44bcba-ae7f-497a-851e-8165ecf56945

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