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CVE-2023-5865: 
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability was identified in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq versions prior to 3.2.2. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2023-5865 and was disclosed on October 30, 2023 (NVD, CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) by NVD with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while huntr.dev assessed it with a score of 7.6 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-613 (Insufficient Session Expiration) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized access and session management issues in phpMyFAQ installations (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to upgrade to phpMyFAQ version 3.2.2 or later. A patch has been implemented to address the vulnerability through proper session termination for users with changed permissions (GitHub Patch).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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