What is CVE-2023-0789?

CVE-2023-0789 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-0789?

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

Is CVE-2023-0789 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2023-0789

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

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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: 0.017 (75.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Thorsten/phpmyfaq — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ahmedvienna/CVEs-and-Vulnerabilities

References

huntr.dev/bounties/d9375178-2f23-4f5d-88bd-bba3d6ba7cc5 (Permissions Required)
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/40515c74815ace394ab23c6c19cbb33fd49059cb (Patch)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0789?: CVE-2023-0789 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-0789?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0789 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.