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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.2

CVE-2024-56199 json

phpMyFAQ Vulnerable to Stored HTML Injection at FAQ

published 2025-01-02 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-0051 , GHSA-ww33-jppq-qfrp

cvss
5.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Starting no later than version 3.2.10 and prior to version 4.0.2, an attacker can inject malicious HTML content into the FAQ editor at `http[:]//localhost/admin/index[.]php?action=editentry`, resulting in a complete disruption of the FAQ page's user interface. By injecting malformed HTML elements styled to cover the entire screen, an attacker can render the page unusable. This injection manipulates the page structure by introducing overlapping buttons, images, and iframes, breaking the intended layout and functionality. Exploiting this issue can lead to Denial of Service for legitimate users, damage to the user experience, and potential abuse in phishing or defacement attacks. Version 4.0.2 contains a patch for the vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • phpmyfaq phpmyfaq 4.0.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
22 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-ww33-jppq-qfrp referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
GitHub 3.1 5.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
NVD 3.1 7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq
>=3.2.10, <=4.0.1
 no fix listed
packagist thorsten/phpmyfaq
>=3.2.10, <=4.0.1
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • thorsten phpMyFAQ

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
  • CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.