CVE-2009-4780 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters in phpMyFAQ, requiring user interaction to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-4780?
CVE-2009-4780 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, published on 21 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in phpMyFAQ before 2.5.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the lang parameter in a sitemap action, (2) the search parameter in a search action, (3) the tagging_id parameter in a search action, (4) the highlight parameter in an artikel action, (5) the artlang parameter in an artikel action, (6) the letter parameter in a sitemap action, (7) the lang parameter in a show action, (8) the cat parameter in a show action, (9) the newslang parameter in a news action, (10) the artlang parameter in a send2friend action, (11) the cat parameter in a send2friend action, (12) the id parameter in a send2friend action, (13) the srclang parameter in a translate action, (14) the id parameter in a translate action, (15) the cat parameter in a translate action, (16) the cat parameter in an add action, or (17) the question parameter in an add action. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4780?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4780?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2009-4780 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4780 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2022-4407 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq
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- CVE-2026-76213 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 2FA Brute-Force via Session-Scoped Throttle
- CVE-2026-76214 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 WebAuthn Replay Attack via Challenge
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3j65-5g3g-m8f2.