CVE-2023-1758
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-1758- CVSS 3.0
- 8.9 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-75
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1175
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1175- CVSS 3.0
- 8.9 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3j93-7rf7-p7m6
thorsten/phpmyfaq vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in FAQ comment username parameter
thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) because it fails to sanitize user input in the FAQ comment username parameter. This has been fixed in 3.1.12.
- Record
GHSA-3j93-7rf7-p7m6- CVSS 3.1
- 8.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-75, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-1758- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 8.9 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-75
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-1758- CVSS 3.0
- 8.9 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-75
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3j93-7rf7-p7m6
thorsten/phpmyfaq vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in FAQ comment username parameter
thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) because it fails to sanitize user input in the FAQ comment username parameter. This has been fixed in 3.1.12.
- Record
GHSA-3j93-7rf7-p7m6- CVSS 3.1
- 8.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-75, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagist |
before 3.1.12 | 3.1.12 |
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagist |
before 3.1.12, plus listed versions 2.10.0-alpha2.8.02.8.0-RC2.8.0-RC22.8.0-RC3 Show 45 moreShow less2.8.0-RC42.8.0-alpha22.8.0-alpha32.8.0-beta2.8.0-beta22.8.0-beta32.8.12.8.102.8.112.8.122.8.132.8.142.8.152.8.162.8.172.8.182.8.192.8.22.8.202.8.212.8.222.8.232.8.242.8.252.8.262.8.272.8.282.8.292.8.32.8.42.8.52.8.62.8.72.8.82.8.92.9.02.9.0-alpha2.9.0-alpha22.9.0-alpha32.9.0-alpha42.9.0-beta2.9.0-beta22.9.0-rc2.9.0-rc22.9.0-rc3 |
3.1.12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-1758 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.9) in Phpmyfaq, published April 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in thorsten/phpmyfaq 3.1.12.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/0854328e-eb00-41a3-9573-8da8f00e369c
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/f3380f46c464d1bc6f3ded29213c79be0de8fc57
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1758
Left out here: 53 versions. The JSON record has them.