Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-46367

thorsten phpMyFAQ

phpMyFAQ - Stored XSS via Utils::parseUrl() in Comment Rendering

CVSS 4.0
8.3High

Official description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Utils::parseUrl() that allows authenticated users to inject JavaScript via malformed URLs in comments. Attackers can craft URLs with unescaped quotes to inject event handlers, stealing admin session cookies and achieving full application takeover when visitors view affected FAQ pages.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
8.3High 4.0 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N
7.6High 3.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.1.1 ≤ v < 4.1.2 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

2
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Details

Published
2026-05-15
Last updated
2026-11-08
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
VulnCheck

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.24%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
16.3%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
Proof of concept
Technical impact
Partial

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-79
    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')