CVE-2023-2998
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.14.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.0
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.14.
- Record
CVE-2023-2998- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1510
6.0
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.14.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1510- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-974q-4vvr-vg9c
6.0
thorsten/phpmyfaq vulnerable to cross-site scripting
In thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.14, when admins create a FAQ News, they can pass xss to the "text of the record" section.
- Record
GHSA-974q-4vvr-vg9c- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.1
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.14.
- Record
CVE-2023-2998- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.0
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.14.
- Record
CVE-2023-2998- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-974q-4vvr-vg9c
6.0
thorsten/phpmyfaq vulnerable to cross-site scripting
In thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.14, when admins create a FAQ News, they can pass xss to the "text of the record" section.
- Record
GHSA-974q-4vvr-vg9c- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagist |
before 3.1.14 | 3.1.14 |
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagist |
before 3.1.14, 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 |
3.1.14 |
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-2023-2998 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Phpmyfaq, published May 31, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in thorsten/phpmyfaq 3.1.14.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/8282d78e-f399-4bf4-8403-f39103a31e78
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/c120070a66e6c497c328d3b6b067eebcd8ea8493
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2998
github.com/advisories/GHSA-974q-4vvr-vg9c
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/2xxx/CVE-2023-2998.json
github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
Left out here: 55 versions. The JSON record has them.