CVE-2025-68951

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0.14 and 4.0.15 have a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in an administrator’s browser by registering a user whose display name contains HTML entities. When an administrator views the admin user list, the payload is decoded server-side and rendered without escaping, resulting in script execution in the admin context. Version 4.0.16 contains a patch for the issue.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/61829e83411f7b28bc6fd1052bfde54c32c6c370	Patch
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/8211d1d25951b4c272443cfc3ef9c09b1363fd87	Patch
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jv8r-hv7q-p6vc	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:4.1.0:rc::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-12-29 16:15

Updated : 2026-01-07 15:35

NVD link : CVE-2025-68951

Mitre link : CVE-2025-68951

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-68951

JSON object : View

Products Affected

phpmyfaq

phpmyfaq

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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