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Vulnerability details: VCID-a2sh-nem1-qqd2
Vulnerability ID VCID-a2sh-nem1-qqd2
Aliases CVE-2023-5317
GHSA-5jwv-m8h3-69cg
Summary Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.18.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
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 0.00065 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5317
epss 0.00065 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5317
epss 0.00065 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5317
epss 0.00065 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5317
epss 0.00065 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5317
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5jwv-m8h3-69cg
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
cvssv3 6.3 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ec551bdf1566ede1e55f289888c446f877ad9a83
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ec551bdf1566ede1e55f289888c446f877ad9a83
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ec551bdf1566ede1e55f289888c446f877ad9a83
ssvc Track https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ec551bdf1566ede1e55f289888c446f877ad9a83
cvssv3 6.3 https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e146e7c-60c7-498b-9ffe-fd4cb4ca8c54
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e146e7c-60c7-498b-9ffe-fd4cb4ca8c54
generic_textual MODERATE https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e146e7c-60c7-498b-9ffe-fd4cb4ca8c54
ssvc Track https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e146e7c-60c7-498b-9ffe-fd4cb4ca8c54
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5317
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5317
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5317
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ec551bdf1566ede1e55f289888c446f877ad9a83
https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e146e7c-60c7-498b-9ffe-fd4cb4ca8c54
CVE-2023-5317 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5317
GHSA-5jwv-m8h3-69cg https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5jwv-m8h3-69cg
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ec551bdf1566ede1e55f289888c446f877ad9a83
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ec551bdf1566ede1e55f289888c446f877ad9a83
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T16:17:14Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ec551bdf1566ede1e55f289888c446f877ad9a83
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e146e7c-60c7-498b-9ffe-fd4cb4ca8c54
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e146e7c-60c7-498b-9ffe-fd4cb4ca8c54
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:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T16:17:14Z/ Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e146e7c-60c7-498b-9ffe-fd4cb4ca8c54
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5317
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 0.20403
EPSS Score 0.00065
Published At June 5, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:45:54.655521+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/thorsten/phpmyfaq/CVE-2023-5317.yml 38.6.0