Description
phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions prior to 4.2.0-alpha allows any unauthenticated user (or low-privileged registered user) to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in an administrator's browser when they review or edit a user-submitted FAQ entry. This leads to admin account takeover via session theft. The vulnerability exists because `html_entity_decode()` converts HTML entities into executable HTML after `strip_tags()` has already passed them through, and the admin template renders the content with Twig's `|raw` filter without any output sanitization. Version 4.2.0-alpha fixes the issue.
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000
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| Description | phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions prior to 4.2.0-alpha allows any unauthenticated user (or low-privileged registered user) to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in an administrator's browser when they review or edit a user-submitted FAQ entry. This leads to admin account takeover via session theft. The vulnerability exists because `html_entity_decode()` converts HTML entities into executable HTML after `strip_tags()` has already passed them through, and the admin template renders the content with Twig's `|raw` filter without any output sanitization. Version 4.2.0-alpha fixes the issue. | |
| Title | phpMyFAQ has Stored XSS in Admin FAQ Editor via HTML Entity Bypass in Frontend FAQ Submission | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-24T14:52:17.024Z
Reserved: 2026-06-22T19:17:28.959Z
Link: CVE-2026-56736
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-09-24T15:17:24.100
Modified: 2026-09-24T15:17:24.240
Link: CVE-2026-56736
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CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')