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CVE-2009-4780 json

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in phpMyFAQ before 2.5.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web sc…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4743

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-33385)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-33385 phpMyFAQ < 2.5.4 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities webapps, 2009-12-01
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37180 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/37520 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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