{"id":"CVE-2026-111896","title":"phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Stored XSS via SVG Upload Sanitizer Bypass","summary":"phpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in SvgSanitizer that allows FAQ editors to store executable SVG files. Attackers can split script tags around removed tokens like processing…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-182"],"vendor":"thorsten","product":"phpMyFAQ","affected":["phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta"],"published":"2026-10-17","updated":"2026-10-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-17T18:46:19.253Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111896","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-95fm-rwq4-rxrf","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-95fm-rwq4-rxrf)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-4.2.0-alpha-before-4.2.0-beta-stored-xss-via-svg-upload-sanitizer-bypass","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: phpMyFAQ 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta Stored XSS via SVG Upload Sanitizer Bypass"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-17T19:08:56.902Z","slug":"CVE-2026-111896","body":"## Overview\n\nphpMyFAQ from 4.2.0-alpha before 4.2.0-beta contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in SvgSanitizer that allows FAQ editors to store executable SVG files. Attackers can split script tags around removed tokens like processing instructions so single-pass removal reassembles them, executing script in the application origin when victims open the file.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `phpMyFAQ >= 4.2.0-alpha < 4.2.0-beta`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.7,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}