What is CVE-2022-3754?

CVE-2022-3754 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-3754?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3754 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2022-3754

Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.8.

Published 2022-10-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Thorsten/phpmyfaq — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/f4711d7f-1368-48ab-9bef-45f32e356c47 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/d7a87d2646287828c70401ca8976ef531fbc77ea (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3754?: CVE-2022-3754 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-3754?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3754 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.