CVE-2026-56736: phpMyFAQ has Stored XSS in Admin FAQ Editor via HTML Entity Bypass in Frontend FAQ Submission

high Affects phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq, thorsten/phpmyfaq. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published .

phpMyFAQ has Stored XSS in Admin FAQ Editor via HTML Entity Bypass in Frontend FAQ Submission

Package
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq Composer
Affected versions
<4.2.0-alpha
Fixed in
4.2.0-alpha
Severity
high  CVSS 8.2
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (15.6th percentile)
Published
2026-09-24
Source
osv.dev

References

phpMyFAQ has Stored XSS in Admin FAQ Editor via HTML Entity Bypass in Frontend FAQ Submission

Package
thorsten/phpmyfaq Composer
Affected versions
<4.2.0-alpha
Fixed in
4.2.0-alpha
Severity
high  CVSS 8.2
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (15.6th percentile)
Published
2026-09-24
Source
osv.dev

References

CWE-79
NVD recordphpmyfaq/phpmyfaq advisoriesthorsten/phpmyfaq advisories

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