Beware of the Bug: phpMyFAQ 3.1.7 Vulnerable to XSS Shenanigans!

Beware of your FAQs! phpMyFAQ 3.1.7 is as vulnerable as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs. With a dash of Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), your FAQs turn into a surprise party for hackers. Remember, always update before your software becomes a hacker’s playground!

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Looks like phpMyFAQ is serving up a steaming bowl of alphabet soup with a side of XSS vulnerability! Version 3.1.7 has a spicy little bug that could leave your data feeling more exposed than a sunbather at a nudist beach. Better update faster than you can say ‘cross-site scripting’!

Key Points:

  • phpMyFAQ version 3.1.7 is vulnerable to reflected XSS.
  • The exploit involves manipulating the search parameter in the URL.
  • This vulnerability is logged under CVE-2022-3766.
  • The issue persists only in versions before 3.1.8.
  • Security mechanisms might block the exploit if properly configured.

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