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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-1756
CVE-2023-1756:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to version 3.1.12. The vulnerability was identified and assigned CVE-2023-1756, with the discovery being reported on March 31, 2023 (CVE Details).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue affecting the phpMyFAQ software. The fix involved adding missing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers for HTML5 exports, as evidenced by the commit ca75f4688a8b0f14d5d0697b9f4b6ea66088f726 (GitHub Commit).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this stored XSS vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts that would be executed in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks.
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in phpMyFAQ version 3.1.12. The fix implements Content Security Policy headers with the following directives: 'default-src 'self'; img-src https://*; child-src 'none';' for HTML5 exports (GitHub Commit).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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