CVE-2022-4407 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.9.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0504.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

thorsten

thorsten/phpmyfaq

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.1.9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Phpmyfaq Subscribe	Phpmyfaq Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-7603	Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.9.
Github GHSA	GHSA-cp9c-phxx-55xm	phpMyFAQ vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2022-4407.md
https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/1d73af34bf42764f9f9491c7ba5e9495d70e3ca5
https://huntr.dev/bounties/a1649f43-78c9-4927-b313-36911872a84b

History

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2022-4407.md

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2022-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-02-16T14:50:53.905Z

Reserved: 2022-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-4407

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-16T14:50:53.905Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-11T15:15:10.653

Modified: 2026-02-16T15:18:33.793

Link: CVE-2022-4407

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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