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CVE-2026-46361: phpMyFAQ - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via raw Filter in search.twig

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-15 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

phpMyFAQ before 4.1.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in search.twig where result.question and result.answerPreview are rendered with the raw filter, disabling autoescape protection. Attackers with FAQ editor privileges can inject HTML-entity-encoded payloads that bypass html_entity_decode(strip_tags()) processing in SearchController.php, executing arbitrary JavaScript in every visitor's browser context including administrators.

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: before 4.1.2 — fixed in 4.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 4.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-raw-filter-in-search-twig
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22

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