CVE-2009-4780

phpMyFAQ < 2.5.5 - Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Index.php Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-4780. PoCs published by Amol Naik.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in phpMyFAQ versions prior to 2.5.5 by injecting malicious scripts into various URL parameters. The PoC includes multiple attack vectors targeting different endpoints and parameters.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in phpMyFAQ before 2.5.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the lang parameter in a sitemap action, (2) the search parameter in a search action, (3) the tagging_id parameter in a search action, (4) the highlight parameter in an artikel action, (5) the artlang parameter in an artikel action, (6) the letter parameter in a sitemap action, (7) the lang parameter in a show action, (8) the cat parameter in a show action, (9) the newslang parameter in a news action, (10) the artlang parameter in a send2friend action, (11) the cat parameter in a send2friend action, (12) the id parameter in a send2friend action, (13) the srclang parameter in a translate action, (14) the id parameter in a translate action, (15) the cat parameter in a translate action, (16) the cat parameter in an add action, or (17) the question parameter in an add action. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Amol Naik · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33385

This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in phpMyFAQ versions prior to 2.5.5 by injecting malicious scripts into various URL parameters. The PoC includes multiple attack vectors targeting different endpoints and parameters.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyFAQ < 2.5.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37180
Exploit, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37520

Scores

EPSS 0.0118
EPSS Percentile 63.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (47)
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0.60
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0.65
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0.70
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0.80
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0.80a
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0.85
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0.86
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0.87
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0.90
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq 0.95
... and 37 more
Published Apr 21, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026