CVE-2023-5320
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.18.
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
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.18.
- Record
CVE-2023-5320- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2565
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.18.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2565- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pp4w-g5p4-85p2
phpMyFAQ Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.18.
- Record
GHSA-pp4w-g5p4-85p2- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.18.
- Record
CVE-2023-5320- 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
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in thorsten/phpmyfaq
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.18.
- Record
CVE-2023-5320- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pp4w-g5p4-85p2
phpMyFAQ Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.18.
- Record
GHSA-pp4w-g5p4-85p2- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagist |
before 3.1.18 | 3.1.18 |
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagist |
before 3.1.18, 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 |
3.1.18 |
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-2023-5320 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Phpmyfaq, published September 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in thorsten/phpmyfaq 3.1.18.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/3a2bc18b-5932-4fb5-a01e-24b2b0443b67
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/e92369543959772adcdab4f36c837faa27490346
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5320
Left out here: 59 versions. The JSON record has them.