Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-0880

Phpmyfaq ≤ 3.1.11

Public PoC
Published
17 February 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0061 46th percentile
Risk Priority 62 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-0880 is a high-severity Misinterpretation of Input (CWE-115) vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq. Its CVSS base score is 8.3 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Masquerading (T1036); ranked at the 46th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Misinterpretation of Input in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.11.

CWE(s)
CWE-115

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1036 Masquerading Stealth
Adversaries may attempt to manipulate features of their artifacts to make them appear legitimate or benign to users and/or security tools.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1204 User Execution Execution
An adversary may rely upon specific actions by a user in order to gain execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1221 Template Injection Stealth
Adversaries may create or modify references in user document templates to conceal malicious code or force authentication attempts.
attack.mitre.org →
T1659 Content Injection Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access and continuously communicate with victims by injecting malicious content into systems through online network traffic.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

phpmyfaq
phpmyfaq
≤ 3.1.11

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require correct input parsing/validation to avoid misinterpretation flaws.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect input misinterpretation flaws but does not itself implement the preventive controls.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and canonicalization that directly prevent misinterpretation of inputs.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for robust input handling and sanitization to avoid misinterpretation.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles include defensive input processing and error handling that reduce misinterpretation risks.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards require strict input validation and canonical forms to eliminate misinterpretation vulnerabilities.

References