{"id":"CVE-2026-85593","title":"phpMyFAQ versions before 4.1.8 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in FaqHelper::convertOldInternalLinks() that calls html_entity_decode() on sanitized FAQ content, reversing entity-encoding protection","summary":"phpMyFAQ versions before 4.1.8 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in FaqHelper::convertOldInternalLinks() that calls html_entity_decode() on sanitized FAQ content, reversing entity-encoding protection. Authenticated user…","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","cwe":["CWE-79"],"vendor":"thorsten","product":"phpMyFAQ","affected":["phpMyFAQ < 4.1.8"],"published":"2026-09-04","updated":"2026-09-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-14T14:17:15.057","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85593","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-x6qj-5jhf-xgpm","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-before-4.1.8-stored-xss-via-html-entity-decode","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-14T13:24:53.885925Z"},"epss":0.00138,"epssPercentile":0.03572,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T20:10:03.165Z","slug":"CVE-2026-85593","body":"## Overview\n\nphpMyFAQ versions before 4.1.8 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in FaqHelper::convertOldInternalLinks() that calls html_entity_decode() on sanitized FAQ content, reversing entity-encoding protection. Authenticated users with FAQ editing privileges can inject JavaScript payloads that execute in the browsers of all users viewing the affected FAQ pages.\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":[]}