CVE-2023-0789

CRITICAL

Command Injection in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.11.

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS1.7%
Percentile76th
PatchPatched
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-77: Command Injection

Attacker injects operating system commands through application inputs passed to a shell or system call.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-43 Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers
via CWE-77
CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
via CWE-77
CAPEC-15 Command Delimiters
via CWE-77
CAPEC-40 Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices
via CWE-77
CAPEC-75 Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files
via CWE-77
Show all 8
via CWE-77
via CWE-77
via CWE-77

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

A critical vulnerability, CVE-2023-0789, has been identified in the thorsten/phpmyfaq repository prior to version 3.1.11, allowing for command injection.

BSID: BS-2023-GLOBAL-061902-C • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-0789?
A critical vulnerability, CVE-2023-0789, has been identified in the thorsten/phpmyfaq repository prior to version 3.1.11, allowing for command injection.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-0789?
CVE-2023-0789 has CVSS 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS: 1.7%.
Is CVE-2023-0789 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2023-0789 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-0789?
Priority: IMMEDIATE.
What systems are affected by CVE-2023-0789?
CVE-2023-0789 affects Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2023-0789
BSIDBS-2023-GLOBAL-061902-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published2023-02-12
Last Modified2025-03-21
ICS Relevance15%
Weakness (CWE)
Command Injection
SourceNVD
Official Description

Command Injection in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.11.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious commands through user input fields that are not properly sanitized, leading to arbitrary command execution on the server.

Exploitation Likelihood: CRITICAL

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq < 3.1.11
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 1341 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceHIGH
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash4d607ee8693addf3d5886bc4d013c121dffcb11ea87ac802102cb44b68b850737e7da523889860dea7e6b496813d7874d1f2682b9182c3d23a10a45becbabc57
Related CVEs affecting Phpmyfaq
CVE-2023-0307 9.8 Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.10. CVE-2023-0311 9.8 Improper Authentication in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.10. CVE-2017-11187 9.8 phpMyFAQ before 2.9.8 does not properly mitigate brute-force attacks that try... CVE-2022-3754 9.8 Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.8. CVE-2023-0788 9.8 Code Injection in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.11.
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