5.4

CVE-2024-28106: phpmyfaq Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 5.4v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 25-03-2024Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-28106 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in phpmyfaq. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.54%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 25-03-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. By manipulating the news parameter in a POST request, an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code. Upon browsing to the compromised news page, the XSS payload triggers. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.6.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.54%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.54% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.54%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Phpmyfaq

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Phpmyfaq1 product
Thorsten1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links