CVE-2023-1879 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.

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 High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00062.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Phpmyfaq	Phpmyfaq

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-1350	Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
Github GHSA	GHSA-m9qm-m5w5-9pgj	thorsten/phpmyfaq vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) via updatecategory parameter

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/0dc8e527c375007cd4b8dbf61f7167393a6f6e91
https://huntr.dev/bounties/1dc7f818-c8ea-4f80-b000-31b48a426334

History

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-10T20:39:58.404Z

Reserved: 2023-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-1879

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:05:26.713Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-05T17:15:07.083

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:40:04.413

Link: CVE-2023-1879

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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