thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.1 strip_tags result.question/result.answerPreview cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.1. This impacts the function strip_tags. Executing a manipulation of the argument result.question/result.answerPreview can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-46361. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in thorsten phpMyFAQ up to 4.1.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function strip_tags. The manipulation of the argument result.question/result.answerPreview with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-46361 since 05/13/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 4.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-30596). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 4.1.2

Timelineinfo

05/13/2026 CVE reserved
05/16/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
05/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/01/2026 +16 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-pqh6-8fxf-jx22
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-46361 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-46361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-364252
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2026 06:38
Updated: 06/01/2026 06:59
Changes: 05/16/2026 06:38 (67), 05/16/2026 08:13 (1), 06/01/2026 06:59 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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