CVE-2026-46367
HIGHphpMyFAQ - Stored XSS via Utils::parseUrl() in Comment Rendering
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GHSA Advisory GHSA-9525-27vj-c8r8
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-9525-27vj-c8r8
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ - Stored XSS via Utils::parseUrl() in Comment Rendering
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-xss-via-utils-parseurl-in-comment-rendering
Scores
CVSS v3
7.6
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
11.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (6)
Packagist/phpMyFAQ
0 - 4.1.2Packagist
phpMyFAQ/phpMyFAQ
0 - 4.1.2Packagist
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq
4.1.1 - 4.1.2Packagist
thorsten/phpmyfaq
4.1.1 - 4.1.2
thorsten/phpmyfaq
4.1.1 - 4.1.2Packagist
thorsten/phpmyfaq
4.1.2
Published
May 15, 2026
Tracked Since
May 16, 2026