PT-2023-17222 · Unknown · Thorsten/Phpmyfaq

CVE-2023-1762 · Published 2023-03-31 · Updated 2023-04-07

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions thorsten/phpmyfaq versions prior to 3.1.12

Description The issue concerns improper privilege management, allowing any user who can add a new user to create a user with super admin rights. This has been fixed in version 3.1.12.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.1.12, update to version 3.1.12 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the ability to add new users to prevent potential privilege escalation.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1762

GHSA-XWW4-W6FF-5Q3G

Affected Products

Thorsten/Phpmyfaq

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/1xxx/CVE-2023-1762.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://huntr.dev/bounties/3c2374cc-7082-44b7-a6a6-ccff7a650a3a · Exploit
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ae6c1d8c3eab05d6e2227c7a9998707f4f891514 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xww4-w6ff-5q3g · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1762 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1762 · Security Note
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/61234 · Telegram Post