CVE-2026-34974 PUBLISHED

phpMyFAQ: SVG Sanitizer Bypass via HTML Entity Encoding leads to Stored XSS and Privilege Escalation

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 31.03.2026 Published: 02.04.2026 Updated: 02.04.2026

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Prior to version 4.1.1, the regex-based SVG sanitizer in phpMyFAQ (SvgSanitizer.php) can be bypassed using HTML entity encoding in javascript: URLs within SVG attributes. Any user with edit_faq permission can upload a malicious SVG that executes arbitrary JavaScript when viewed, enabling privilege escalation from editor to full admin takeover. This issue has been patched in version 4.1.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.4

Product Status

Vendor thorsten
Product phpMyFAQ
Versions
  • Version < 4.1.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE