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phpMyFAQ < 3.1.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities

🗓️ 03 Oct 2023 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AGType 
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phpMyFAQ < 3.1.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Update to version 3.1.18 or later

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.124439");
  script_version("2025-09-19T15:40:40+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-19 15:40:40 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-10-03 08:08:56 +0200 (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-10-02 16:52:00 +0000 (Mon, 02 Oct 2023)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-5227", "CVE-2023-5316", "CVE-2023-5317", "CVE-2023-5319",
                "CVE-2023-5320");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("phpMyFAQ < 3.1.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_phpmyfaq_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("phpmyfaq/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"phpMyFAQ is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following vulnerabilities exist:

  - CVE-2023-5227: File Upload in Categories

  - CVE-2023-5316: Stored XSS in Mail Setup

  - CVE-2023-5317: Stored XSS in FAQ Multisites

  - CVE-2023-5319: Stored XSS in Users

  - CVE-2023-5320: Stored DOM XSS in Edit configuration");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"phpMyFAQ prior to version 3.1.18.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 3.1.18 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://huntr.dev/bounties/a335c013-db75-4120-872c-42059c7100e8/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://huntr.dev/bounties/f877e65a-e647-457b-b105-7e5c9f58fb43/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e146e7c-60c7-498b-9ffe-fd4cb4ca8c54/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://huntr.dev/bounties/e2542cbe-41ab-4a90-b6a4-191884c1834d/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://huntr.dev/bounties/3a2bc18b-5932-4fb5-a01e-24b2b0443b67/");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "3.1.18")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.1.18", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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19 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7.7High risk
Vulners AI Score7.7
CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS 39.1
EPSS0.0052
SSVC
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