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CVE-2025-68951

phpMyFAQ has stored XSS in admin "List of users" via display_name HTML entity decoding (html_entity_decode) + Twig |raw

Published: Dec 29, 2025Updated: Jan 7, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
NVD MITRE
5.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

phpmyfaqphpmyfaqWeb & CMS Plugins
thorsten/phpmyfaqPackagistOSS Libraries
phpMyFAQthorsten
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
phpmyfaqoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka phpmyfaq, phpmyfaq
packagistpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
thorstenindividual-devWeb & CMS Pluginsaka thorsten/phpmyfaq, phpmyfaq

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/61829e83411f7b28bc6fd1052bfde54c32c6c370
github.com
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/8211d1d25951b4c272443cfc3ef9c09b1363fd87
github.com
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-jv8r-hv7q-p6vc
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 29, 2025
Last Updated
Jan 7, 2026

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