CVE-2024-28106

phpMyFAQ Stored XSS at FAQ News Content

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 25, 2024 at 06:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:20 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsphpMyFAQphpMyFAQ

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. By manipulating the news parameter in a POST request, an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code. Upon browsing to the compromised news page, the XSS payload triggers. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.6.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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