SB2026042343 - Multiple vulnerabilities in phpMyFAQ
Published: April 23, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32629)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within Email field in Admin FAQ editor. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
2) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34729)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "Filter::removeAttributes()" function. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
3) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34728)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the "MediaBrowserController::index()" method. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary files on the system.
4) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34974)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the regex-based SVG sanitizer. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
5) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34973)
CWE-ID: CWE-943 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of special elements in data query logic within searchCustomPages() in Search.php. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-98gw-w575-h2ph
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-cv2g-8cj8-vgc7
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-38m8-xrfj-v38x
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-5crx-pfhq-4hgg
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-gcp9-5jc8-976x