# CVE-2024-28106: phpMyFAQ Stored XSS at FAQ News Content

> An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into FAQ news content, leading to stored XSS when other users view the page.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6p68-36m6-392r

## What is CVE-2024-28106?

CVE-2024-28106 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, published on 25 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application for PHP 8.1+ and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases. By manipulating the news parameter in a POST request, an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code. Upon browsing to the compromised news page, the XSS payload triggers. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.6.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28106?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq` | Packagist | From 3.2.5 | 3.2.6 |
| `phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq` | Packagist | From 3.2.5 | 3.2.6 |

Products: Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-28106?

Upgrade phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq to 3.2.6 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-28106 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28106 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq

- [CVE-2023-0310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0310/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-4407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4407/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-11187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11187/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-76213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76213/): phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 2FA Brute-Force via Session-Scoped Throttle (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-76214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76214/): phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 WebAuthn Replay Attack via Challenge (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28106 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-28106 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, published on 25 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28106 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist): affected from 3.2.5; fixed in 3.2.6
- phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist): affected from 3.2.5; fixed in 3.2.6

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28106/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28106/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28106
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28106
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28106

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28106/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.