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CVE-2026-46367

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.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:f58d6832d588a6e4e1c27af2dfc6ab41561c18d94bac06f1b671f88560fed7a4
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cvss · 2 assertions

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":7.6,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f50f4b394c633e806927b0788a92e8afcf27e10fa6ce0b1315b135aae0eb32e · sha256:b62a226c1e418607… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":8.3,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"LOW","userInteraction":"PASSIVE","vectorString":"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","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"LOW"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f50f4b394c633e806927b0788a92e8afcf27e10fa6ce0b1315b135aae0eb32e · sha256:b62a226c1e418607… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV4_0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"phpmyfaq","vendor":"thorsten","versions":[{"lessThan":"4.1.2","status":"affected","version":"4.1.1","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"4.1.2","versionType":"semver"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f50f4b394c633e806927b0788a92e8afcf27e10fa6ce0b1315b135aae0eb32e · sha256:b62a226c1e418607… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

2 source assertions
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":7.6,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f50f4b394c633e806927b0788a92e8afcf27e10fa6ce0b1315b135aae0eb32e · sha256:b62a226c1e418607… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":8.3,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"LOW","userInteraction":"PASSIVE","vectorString":"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","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"LOW"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f50f4b394c633e806927b0788a92e8afcf27e10fa6ce0b1315b135aae0eb32e · sha256:b62a226c1e418607… · /containers/cna/metrics/1/cvssV4_0

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f50f4b394c633e806927b0788a92e8afcf27e10fa6ce0b1315b135aae0eb32e · sha256:b62a226c1e418607… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

3 source assertions
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9525-27vj-c8r8"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f50f4b394c633e806927b0788a92e8afcf27e10fa6ce0b1315b135aae0eb32e · sha256:b62a226c1e418607… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"name":"GHSA Advisory GHSA-9525-27vj-c8r8","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9525-27vj-c8r8"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f50f4b394c633e806927b0788a92e8afcf27e10fa6ce0b1315b135aae0eb32e · sha256:b62a226c1e418607… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"name":"VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Stored XSS via Utils::parseUrl() in Comment Rendering","tags":["third-party-advisory"],"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-xss-via-utils-parseurl-in-comment-rendering"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5f50f4b394c633e806927b0788a92e8afcf27e10fa6ce0b1315b135aae0eb32e · sha256:b62a226c1e418607… · /containers/cna/references/1

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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