Insufficient Session Expiration in thorsten/phpmyfaq
CVE-2023-5865

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

thorsten

Status
thorsten/phpmyfaq
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 October 2023

What is CVE-2023-5865?

The phpMyFAQ application suffers from an insufficient session expiration vulnerability that could allow an attacker to exploit lingering sessions, potentially leading to unauthorized access. This issue affects all versions before 3.2.2. Proper session management practices, including timely expiration of user sessions, are essential to mitigating this risk and ensuring application security.

Affected Version(s)

thorsten/phpmyfaq < 3.2.2

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/4c4b7395-d9fd-4ca0-98d7-2e20c1...
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/5f43786f52c3d...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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