PT-2023-17307 · Unknown · Thorsten/Phpmyfaq

Published 2023-04-05 · Updated 2023-04-11 · CVE-2023-1879

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.7

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) due to the failure to sanitize user input in the updatecategory parameter. This allows for the storage of malicious scripts that can be executed when the affected data is accessed.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.1.12, update to version 3.1.12 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the updatecategory parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1879

GHSA-M9QM-M5W5-9PGJ

Affected Products

Thorsten/Phpmyfaq

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/1xxx/CVE-2023-1879.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://huntr.dev/bounties/1dc7f818-c8ea-4f80-b000-31b48a426334 · Exploit
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/0dc8e527c375007cd4b8dbf61f7167393a6f6e91 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1879 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-m9qm-m5w5-9pgj · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1879 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ · Note
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/a2642195e9fcb9a6f151bfaa4ff20bf1b905da2e · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/61487 · Telegram Post