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Vulnerability details: VCID-1gp7-42ct-tuau
Vulnerability ID VCID-1gp7-42ct-tuau
Aliases CVE-2022-3766
GHSA-mg5h-rhjq-6v84
Summary phpMyFAQ vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting phpMyFAQ prior to version 3.1.8 is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 6.6
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.2358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-3766
epss 0.2358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-3766
epss 0.2358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-3766
epss 0.2358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-3766
epss 0.2358 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-3766
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mg5h-rhjq-6v84
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2022-3766.md
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2022-3766.md
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
cvssv3 7.3 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/c7904f2236c6c0dd64c2226b90c30af0f7e5a72d
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/c7904f2236c6c0dd64c2226b90c30af0f7e5a72d
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/c7904f2236c6c0dd64c2226b90c30af0f7e5a72d
ssvc Track https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/c7904f2236c6c0dd64c2226b90c30af0f7e5a72d
cvssv3 7.3 https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9666520-4ff5-43bb-aacf-50c8e5570983
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9666520-4ff5-43bb-aacf-50c8e5570983
generic_textual MODERATE https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9666520-4ff5-43bb-aacf-50c8e5570983
ssvc Track https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9666520-4ff5-43bb-aacf-50c8e5570983
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3766
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3766
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-3766
https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2022-3766.md
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/c7904f2236c6c0dd64c2226b90c30af0f7e5a72d
https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9666520-4ff5-43bb-aacf-50c8e5570983
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3766
CVE-2022-3766 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/52445.txt
GHSA-mg5h-rhjq-6v84 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mg5h-rhjq-6v84
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Dec. 2, 2025
Description phpMyFAQ 3.1.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Dec. 2, 2025
Exploit type webapps
Platform multiple
Source update date Dec. 2, 2025
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2022-3766.md
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/c7904f2236c6c0dd64c2226b90c30af0f7e5a72d
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/c7904f2236c6c0dd64c2226b90c30af0f7e5a72d
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-05T14:09:19Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/c7904f2236c6c0dd64c2226b90c30af0f7e5a72d
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9666520-4ff5-43bb-aacf-50c8e5570983
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9666520-4ff5-43bb-aacf-50c8e5570983
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-05T14:09:19Z/ Found at https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9666520-4ff5-43bb-aacf-50c8e5570983
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3766
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.96085
EPSS Score 0.2358
Published At June 4, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-04T17:44:07.445944+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/10/GHSA-mg5h-rhjq-6v84/GHSA-mg5h-rhjq-6v84.json 38.6.0