CVE-2026-46367 (GCVE-0-2026-46367)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-15 18:36 – Updated: 2026-05-16 01:19
VLAI?
Title
phpMyFAQ - Stored XSS via Utils::parseUrl() in Comment Rendering
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
thorsten phpmyfaq Affected: 4.1.1 , < 4.1.2 (semver)
Unaffected: 4.1.2 (semver)
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Date Public ?
2026-04-28 00:00
Credits
ericliu-12
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