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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-0309
CVE-2023-0309:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq versions prior to 3.1.10. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on January 15, 2023 (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) by NIST with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. Additionally, huntr.dev assessed it with a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.6 (High) with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (NVD).
Impact
The stored XSS vulnerability could allow attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other malicious actions (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to phpMyFAQ version 3.1.10 or later which contains the fix for this vulnerability. The fix includes adding missing conversion to HTML entities (GitHub Patch).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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