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Vulnerability details: VCID-9kbz-2nu6-vqeb
Vulnerability ID VCID-9kbz-2nu6-vqeb
Aliases CVE-2023-2550
GHSA-5mf7-p346-7rm8
Summary Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.13.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2550
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2550
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2550
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2550
epss 0.0023 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2550
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mf7-p346-7rm8
cvssv3.1 8.2 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
cvssv3 8.2 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/20ac51594db11604a4518aacc28a51f67d4f11bf
cvssv3.1 8.2 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/20ac51594db11604a4518aacc28a51f67d4f11bf
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/20ac51594db11604a4518aacc28a51f67d4f11bf
ssvc Track https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/20ac51594db11604a4518aacc28a51f67d4f11bf
cvssv3 8.2 https://huntr.dev/bounties/840c8d91-c97e-4116-a9f8-4ab1a38d239b
cvssv3.1 8.2 https://huntr.dev/bounties/840c8d91-c97e-4116-a9f8-4ab1a38d239b
generic_textual HIGH https://huntr.dev/bounties/840c8d91-c97e-4116-a9f8-4ab1a38d239b
ssvc Track https://huntr.dev/bounties/840c8d91-c97e-4116-a9f8-4ab1a38d239b
cvssv3.1 8.2 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2550
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2550
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2550
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/20ac51594db11604a4518aacc28a51f67d4f11bf
https://huntr.dev/bounties/840c8d91-c97e-4116-a9f8-4ab1a38d239b
CVE-2023-2550 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2550
GHSA-5mf7-p346-7rm8 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mf7-p346-7rm8
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/20ac51594db11604a4518aacc28a51f67d4f11bf
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/20ac51594db11604a4518aacc28a51f67d4f11bf
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-29T17:14:20Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/20ac51594db11604a4518aacc28a51f67d4f11bf
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/840c8d91-c97e-4116-a9f8-4ab1a38d239b
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/840c8d91-c97e-4116-a9f8-4ab1a38d239b
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-29T17:14:20Z/ Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/840c8d91-c97e-4116-a9f8-4ab1a38d239b
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2550
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.45947
EPSS Score 0.0023
Published At June 5, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:44:44.679621+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/thorsten/phpmyfaq/CVE-2023-2550.yml 38.6.0