CVE-2023-1758

Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in thorsten/phpmyfaq

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Published Apr 5, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) 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

affected

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-2023-1175	Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
Github GHSA	GHSA-3j93-7rf7-p7m6	thorsten/phpmyfaq vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in FAQ comment username parameter

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.536% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/f3380f46c464d1bc6f3ded29213c79be0de8fc57
https://huntr.dev/bounties/0854328e-eb00-41a3-9573-8da8f00e369c

History

Feb 10, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq

Weaknesses

CWE-75

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 10, 2025, 8:42 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: @huntrdev
Published: Apr 5, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 10, 2025, 8:42 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: Apr 5, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:28 AM

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