phpMyFAQ - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via raw Filter in search.twig

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-46361
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-15 19:17:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-15 19:17:03 UTC
DescriptionphpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in search.twig where result.question and result.answerPreview are rendered with the raw filter, disabling autoescape protection. Attackers with FAQ editor privileges can inject HTML-entity-encoded payloads that bypass html_entity_decode(strip_tags()) processing in SearchController.php, executing arbitrary JavaScript in every visitor's browser context including administrators.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
3.1CNACVSS6.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Thorsten Phpmyfaq affected 4.1.2 semver Not specified
CNA Thorsten Phpmyfaq unaffected 4.1.2 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-raw-filte... [email protected] www.vulncheck.com
github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22 [email protected] github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Doodi101 (en)

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