CVE-2023-1753

Weak Password Requirements in thorsten/phpmyfaq

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Published Mar 31, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

thorsten

thorsten/phpmyfaq

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.1.12

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-0868	Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
Github GHSA	GHSA-4p4m-5qp7-479x	phpMyFAQ has weak password requirements

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.724% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/f612a72494080e04947da7028340fee4493fe8a5
https://huntr.dev/bounties/01d6ae23-3a8f-42a8-99f4-10246187d71b

History

Feb 11, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq

Weaknesses

CWE-521

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 11, 2025, 7:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: @huntrdev
Published: Mar 31, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 11, 2025, 7:01 PM
Reserved: Mar 31, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:57 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:57 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 31, 2023, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:28 AM

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