CVE-2025-68951 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-68951: phpMyFAQ has stored XSS in admin "List of users" via display_name HTML entity decoding (html_entity_decode) + Twig |raw

Vendor Thorsten
Product phpMyFAQ
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published December 29, 2025
Last update December 29, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

phpMyFAQ is an open source FAQ web application. Versions 4.0.14 and 4.0.15 have a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in an administrator’s browser by registering a user whose display name contains HTML entities. When an administrator views the admin user list, the payload is decoded server-side and rendered without escaping, resulting in script execution in the admin context. Version 4.0.16 contains a patch for the issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 29, 2025 CVE published
December 29, 2025 Record updated