What is CVE-2022-3608?

CVE-2022-3608 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2022-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-3608?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

XSS in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2022-3608

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.2.0-alpha.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-10-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Thorsten/phpmyfaq — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

huntr.dev/bounties/8f0f3635-9d81-4c55-9826-2ba955c3a850 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/37123edd50f854bd141e6fbe65221af2d5cf2677 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3608?: CVE-2022-3608 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2022-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-3608?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.