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CVE-2026-46361

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Description

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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.2 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-15 19:17:03.400000
Last modified
2026-10-26 14:10:00.130000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-46361",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-15T19:17:03.400",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T14:10:00.130",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "phpMyFAQ anterior a 4.1.2 contiene una vulnerabilidad de cross-site scripting almacenado en search.twig donde result.question y result.answerPreview se renderizan con el filtro ’raw’, deshabilitando la protección de autoescape. Atacantes con privilegios de editor de FAQ pueden inyectar payloads codificados como entidades HTML que evaden el procesamiento de html_entity_decode(strip_tags()) en SearchController.php, ejecutando JavaScript arbitrario en el contexto del navegador de cada visitante, incluyendo a los administradores."
    }
  ],
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