What is CVE-2023-0788?

CVE-2023-0788 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-0788?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0788 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2023-0788

Code Injection in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.11.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2023-02-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Thorsten/phpmyfaq — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ahmedvienna/CVEs-and-Vulnerabilities

References

huntr.dev/bounties/808d5452-607c-4af1-812f-26c49faf3e61 (Permissions Required)
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/77b42b9d0be3990ee7389207a71528b304b03039 (Patch)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0788?: CVE-2023-0788 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-0788?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0788 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.