What is CVE-2023-0314?

CVE-2023-0314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-0314?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0314 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2023-0314

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.10.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-01-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Thorsten/phpmyfaq — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/eac0a9d7-9721-4191-bef3-d43b0df59c67 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/3872e7eac2ddeac182fc1335cc312d1392d56f98 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0314?: CVE-2023-0314 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-0314?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0314 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.