CVE-2023-0788
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Code Injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq versions prior to 3.1.11, tracked as CVE-2023-0788. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on February 12, 2023 (CVE Details).

Technical details

The vulnerability was related to insufficient input sanitization in the question handling functionality of phpMyFAQ. The fix involved implementing proper sanitization by adding strip_tags() function to clean user input for questions, as evidenced in the commit (GitHub Commit).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to inject malicious code through the question submission functionality, potentially compromising the security of the phpMyFAQ installation (CVE Details).

Exploitability

The vulnerability was reported through the huntr.dev bug bounty platform, suggesting it was discovered during security research rather than active exploitation (Huntr Report).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was patched in version 3.1.11 of phpMyFAQ. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk. The fix involves adding proper input sanitization using the strip_tags() function (GitHub Commit).

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