CVE-2023-1762
Improper Privilege Management in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Improper Privilege Management 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Privilege Management in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-1762- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1147
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1147- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xww4-w6ff-5q3g
thorsten/phpmyfaq vulnerable privilege escalation from improper privilege management
thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12 is vulnerable to privilege escalation from improper privilege management. Any user with the ability to add a new user can create a user with super admin rights. This has been fixed in 3.1.12.
- Record
GHSA-xww4-w6ff-5q3g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-1762- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Privilege Management in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-1762- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
OSVGHSA-xww4-w6ff-5q3g
thorsten/phpmyfaq vulnerable privilege escalation from improper privilege management
thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12 is vulnerable to privilege escalation from improper privilege management. Any user with the ability to add a new user can create a user with super admin rights. This has been fixed in 3.1.12.
- Record
GHSA-xww4-w6ff-5q3g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| 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-2023-1762 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Phpmyfaq, published March 31, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in thorsten/phpmyfaq 3.1.12.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/3c2374cc-7082-44b7-a6a6-ccff7a650a3a
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ae6c1d8c3eab05d6e2227c7a9998707f4f891514
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1762
Left out here: 53 versions. The JSON record has them.