CVE-2023-3469
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.2.0-beta.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.2.0-beta.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-3469- CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-44130
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.2.0-beta.2.
- Record
EUVD-2023-44130- CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6g2-jwrm-h5r5
phpMyFAQ Cross-site Scripting
phpMyFAQ prior to 3.2.0-beta.2 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. When an administrator restores a backup from a file, it's possible to trigger an error with a specially crafted file that can be displayed on the web page. Since the error message contains the invalid part of the file, any JavaScript code in the file is executed.
- Record
GHSA-v6g2-jwrm-h5r5- CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.2.0-beta.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-3469- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.2.0-beta.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-3469- CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v6g2-jwrm-h5r5
phpMyFAQ Cross-site Scripting
phpMyFAQ prior to 3.2.0-beta.2 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. When an administrator restores a backup from a file, it's possible to trigger an error with a specially crafted file that can be displayed on the web page. Since the error message contains the invalid part of the file, any JavaScript code in the file is executed.
- Record
GHSA-v6g2-jwrm-h5r5- CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagist |
before 3.2.0-beta.2 | 3.2.0-beta.2 |
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagist |
before 3.2.0-beta.2, 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 |
3.2.0-beta.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-3469 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Phpmyfaq, published June 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in thorsten/phpmyfaq 3.2.0-beta.2.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/3565cfc9-82c4-4db8-9b8f-494dd81b56ca
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/04a0183c25dd425f4c2bfb5f75b7650b932ae278
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3469
Left out here: 62 versions. The JSON record has them.