What is CVE-2023-2429?

CVE-2023-2429 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-30.

How severe is CVE-2023-2429?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2429 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2023-2429

Improper Access Control in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.13.

Published 2023-04-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq
Thorsten Thorsten/phpmyfaq — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

huntr.dev/bounties/20d3a0b3-2693-4bf1-b196-10741201a540 (Permissions Required)
github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/07552f5577ff8b1e6f7cdefafcce9b2a744d3a24 (Patch)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2429?: CVE-2023-2429 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-2429?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2429 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.