phpMyFAQ has Stored XSS in Admin FAQ Editor via HTML Entity Bypass in Frontend FAQ Submission

Date Sep 24, 2026

Type Vendor advisory

Signal High-risk advisory

Vendor / Product Composer · thorsten/phpmyfaq

CVE CVE-2026-56736

High-risk advisory CVE-2026-56736

Summary

phpMyFAQ has Stored XSS in Admin FAQ Editor via HTML Entity Bypass in Frontend FAQ Submission

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for thorsten/phpmyfaq. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

Operator check

Check whether thorsten/phpmyfaq is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available.

Sources

GitHub Advisory GHSA-pgwp-vc7q-cvj3 NVD — CVE-2026-56736 Source reference

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