Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

2024-03-2909:23:11

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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cross-site scripting

phpmyfaq

php

filter_validate_email

javascript

security vulnerability

client-side

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

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

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

15.5%

JSON

phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The vulnerability is caused due to the inadequacy of PHP’s FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL function, which only validates email format but not its content. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary client-side JavaScript within the context of another user’s phpMyFAQ session.