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CVE-2026-56736: phpMyFAQ has Stored XSS in Admin FAQ Editor via HTML Entity Bypass in Frontend FAQ Submission

September 24, 2026

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ allows any unauthenticated user (or low-privileged registered user) to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in an administrator’s browser when they review or edit a user-submitted FAQ entry. This leads to admin account takeover via session theft. The vulnerability exists because html_entity_decode() converts HTML entities into executable HTML after strip_tags() has already passed them through, and the admin template renders the content with Twig’s |raw filter without any output sanitization.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgwp-vc7q-cvj3
  • github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/24b68068747ad632398e3b3bab2989e76e43ef82
  • github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/releases/tag/4.2.0-alpha
  • github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-pgwp-vc7q-cvj3
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56736

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.2.0-alpha

Fixed versions

  • 4.2.0-alpha

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.2.0-alpha or above.

Impact 8.2 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

packagist/thorsten/phpmyfaq/CVE-2026-56736.yml

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