CVE-2023-1762
thorsten/phpmyfaq vulnerable privilege escalation from improper privilege management
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.36%
Description
thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.12 is vulnerable to privilege escalation from improper privilege management. Any user with the ability to add a new user can create a user with super admin rights. This has been fixed in 3.1.12.
How to fix CVE-2023-1762
To remediate CVE-2023-1762, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.1.12 or later
Is CVE-2023-1762 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.1.12
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |