What is CVE-2023-1755?

CVE-2023-1755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-1755?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-1755 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2023-1755

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic 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 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.4% 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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

punggawacybersecurity/CVE-List

References

huntr.dev/bounties/882ffa07-5397-4dbb-886f-4626859d711a (Exploit, Patch)
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/2156573100fd3abf4c65270def77aed20ffc8994 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1755?: CVE-2023-1755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-1755?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1755 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.