What is CVE-2023-1762?

CVE-2023-1762 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-1762?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-1762 known to be exploited?

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

Privilege escalation in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2023-1762

Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.4% 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-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

punggawacybersecurity/CVE-List

References

huntr.dev/bounties/3c2374cc-7082-44b7-a6a6-ccff7a650a3a (Exploit, Patch)
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/ae6c1d8c3eab05d6e2227c7a9998707f4f891514 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1762?: CVE-2023-1762 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-1762?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1762 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.