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phpMyFAQ before 4.1.8 Stored XSS via html_entity_decode

CVSS 4.0 5.1 MEDIUMCVSS 3.1 5.4 MEDIUMCheck source for fixed versionsKEV status unknown

cve-program · CVE-2026-85593

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phpMyFAQ versions before 4.1.8 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in FaqHelper::convertOldInternalLinks() that calls html_entity_decode() on sanitized FAQ content, reversing entity-encoding protection. Authenticated users with FAQ editing privileges can inject JavaScript payloads that execute in the browsers of all users viewing the affected FAQ pages.

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cve-program · CVE-2026-85593

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phpMyFAQ

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{
                    "vendor": "thorsten",
                    "product": "phpMyFAQ",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "semver",
                            "lessThan": "4.1.8"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "4.1.8",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        }
                    ]
                }

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