CVE-2023-1883
Improper Access Control in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Improper Access Control 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
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Access Control in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Improper Access Control in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-1883- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1164
Improper Access Control in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1164- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2wjp-w7g7-h63q
thorsten/phpmyfaq vulnerable to improper access control
thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12 is vulnerable to improper access control when FAQ News is marked as inactive in settings and have comments enabled, allowing comments to be posted on inactive FAQs. This has been fixed in 3.1.12.
- Record
GHSA-2wjp-w7g7-h63q- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Access Control in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-1883- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Access Control in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Improper Access Control in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.
- Record
CVE-2023-1883- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2wjp-w7g7-h63q
thorsten/phpmyfaq vulnerable to improper access control
thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12 is vulnerable to improper access control when FAQ News is marked as inactive in settings and have comments enabled, allowing comments to be posted on inactive FAQs. This has been fixed in 3.1.12.
- Record
GHSA-2wjp-w7g7-h63q- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- 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-2023-1883 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Phpmyfaq, published April 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. Fixed in thorsten/phpmyfaq 3.1.12.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/2f1e417d-cf64-4cfb-954b-3a9cb2f38191
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/db77df888178766987398597d4f153831c62a503
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1883
Left out here: 53 versions. The JSON record has them.