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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-2998
CVE-2023-2998:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq affecting versions prior to 3.1.14. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2023-2998 and was disclosed on May 30, 2023 (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability is network exploitable, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, requires user interaction, has changed scope, and can impact confidentiality and integrity but not availability (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this stored XSS vulnerability could allow attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or manipulation of web content (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 3.1.14 of phpMyFAQ. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk. A fix was implemented that includes proper stripping of tags for news on the startpage (GitHub Patch).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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