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CVE-2024-27300

phpMyFAQ Stored XSS at user email

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. The `email` field in phpMyFAQ's user control panel page is vulnerable to stored XSS attacks due to the inadequacy of PHP's `FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL` function, which only validates the email format, not its content. This vulnerability enables an attacker to execute arbitrary client-side JavaScript within the context of another user's phpMyFAQ session. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.6.

phpMyFAQ es una aplicación web de preguntas frecuentes de código abierto para PHP 8.1+ y MySQL, PostgreSQL y otras bases de datos. El campo `email` en la página del panel de control de usuario de phpMyFAQ es vulnerable a ataques XSS almacenados debido a la insuficiencia de la función `FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL` de PHP, que solo valida el formato del correo electrónico, no su contenido. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a un atacante ejecutar JavaScript arbitrario del lado del cliente dentro del contexto de la sesión phpMyFAQ de otro usuario. Esta vulnerabilidad se soluciona en 3.2.6.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Thorsten
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PhpMyFAQ
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3.2.5
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Affected