What is CVE-2023-1754?

CVE-2023-1754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-1754?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

XSS in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2023-1754

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-03-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Thorsten/phpmyfaq — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

huntr.dev/bounties/529f2361-eb2e-476f-b7ef-4e561a712e28 (Exploit, Patch)
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/d773df925cb74e874527458beed1f66f966ec491 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1754?: CVE-2023-1754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-1754?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.