CVE-2022-3766 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.8.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00882.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

thorsten

thorsten/phpmyfaq

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.1.8

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Phpmyfaq Subscribe	Phpmyfaq Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-mg5h-rhjq-6v84	phpMyFAQ vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2022-3766.md
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/c7904f2236c6c0dd64c2226b90c30af0f7e5a72d
https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9666520-4ff5-43bb-aacf-50c8e5570983

History

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2022-3766.md

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.42167}`	epss `{'score': 0.34649}`

Mon, 05 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-02-16T14:49:30.861Z

Reserved: 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-3766

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-16T14:49:30.861Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-10-31T11:15:10.247

Modified: 2026-02-16T15:18:33.647

Link: CVE-2022-3766

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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