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Vulnerability details: VCID-7tpb-1avq-zfhu
Vulnerability ID VCID-7tpb-1avq-zfhu
Aliases CVE-2026-46361
GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
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 0.00011 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-46361
cvssv3.1 6.9 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
cvssv3.1 6.9 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
cvssv4 8.2 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
ssvc Track https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
cvssv3.1 6.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46361
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46361
cvssv3.1 6.9 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-raw-filter-in-search-twig
cvssv4 8.2 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-raw-filter-in-search-twig
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-raw-filter-in-search-twig
ssvc Track https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-raw-filter-in-search-twig
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-46361
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46361
GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22 https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
phpmyfaq-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-raw-filter-in-search-twig https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-raw-filter-in-search-twig
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
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:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-16T01:17:36Z/ Found at https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46361
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:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-raw-filter-in-search-twig
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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-raw-filter-in-search-twig
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-16T01:17:36Z/ Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-raw-filter-in-search-twig
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.01337
EPSS Score 0.00011
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T16:42:49.891866+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/46xxx/CVE-2026-46361.json 38.6.0