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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-6889
CVE-2023-6889:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq versions prior to 3.1.17. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on December 16, 2023 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability requires network access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and user interaction, with potential impact on confidentiality and integrity (NVD).
Impact
The stored XSS vulnerability could allow attackers to execute malicious JavaScript code 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 phpMyFAQ version 3.1.17. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to address the security issue. The fix includes adding missing conversion to HTML entities (GitHub Commit).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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