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CVE-2023-2998: phpmyfaq Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
Published 31-05-2023Last modified 10-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-2998 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in phpmyfaq. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 31-05-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.14.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.52% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Phpmyfaq1 product
Thorsten1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links