Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in phpMyFAQ - CVE-2024-56199
Published: January 2, 2025 / Updated: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130103
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56199
CWE-ID: CWE-80
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Thorsten Rinne
Affected software:
phpMyFAQ
phpMyFAQ
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to inject malicious HTML or JavaScript code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags in a web page in index.php?action=editentry when rendering user-supplied FAQ content. A remote privileged user can submit a specially crafted FAQ entry to inject malicious HTML or JavaScript code.
User interaction is required when another user views the crafted FAQ entry.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-56199
Install security update from vendor's website.