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CVE-2022-3766: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-10-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: before 3.1.8 — fixed in 3.1.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 3.1.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/c7904f2236c6c0dd64c2226b90c30af0f7e5a72d
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9666520-4ff5-43bb-aacf-50c8e5570983
• 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

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