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Vulnerability details: VCID-weuy-2pxj-c3ap
Vulnerability ID VCID-weuy-2pxj-c3ap
Aliases CVE-2023-5227
GHSA-qcjg-hvg6-hxcp
Summary Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.8.
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-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00405 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5227
epss 0.00405 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5227
epss 0.00405 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5227
epss 0.00405 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5227
epss 0.00405 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5227
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qcjg-hvg6-hxcp
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
cvssv3 6.5 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297
ssvc Track https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297
cvssv3 6.5 https://huntr.dev/bounties/a335c013-db75-4120-872c-42059c7100e8
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://huntr.dev/bounties/a335c013-db75-4120-872c-42059c7100e8
generic_textual MODERATE https://huntr.dev/bounties/a335c013-db75-4120-872c-42059c7100e8
ssvc Track https://huntr.dev/bounties/a335c013-db75-4120-872c-42059c7100e8
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5227
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5227
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-5227
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297
https://huntr.dev/bounties/a335c013-db75-4120-872c-42059c7100e8
CVE-2023-5227 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5227
GHSA-qcjg-hvg6-hxcp https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qcjg-hvg6-hxcp
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T16:11:37Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/abf52487422ce47195c8a80bd904a7af39f60297
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/a335c013-db75-4120-872c-42059c7100e8
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/a335c013-db75-4120-872c-42059c7100e8
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-23T16:11:37Z/ Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/a335c013-db75-4120-872c-42059c7100e8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5227
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.61384
EPSS Score 0.00405
Published At June 5, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:45:54.727610+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/thorsten/phpmyfaq/CVE-2023-5227.yml 38.6.0