CVE-2023-1761: phpMyFAQ Code Injection vulnerability

medium Affects thorsten/phpmyfaq. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-03-31; advisory modified 2023-11-08.

phpMyFAQ Code Injection vulnerability

Package: thorsten/phpmyfaq Composer
Affected versions: <3.1.12
Fixed in: 3.1.12
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (41.0th percentile)
Published: 2023-03-31
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-79 CWE-94

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