CVE-2026-34974: phpMyFAQ: SVG Sanitizer Bypass via HTML Entity Encoding Leads to Stored XSS and Privilege Escalation

April 1, 2026 (updated April 6, 2026)

The regex-based SVG sanitizer in phpMyFAQ (SvgSanitizer.php) can be bypassed using HTML entity encoding in javascript: URLs within SVG <a href> attributes. Any user with edit_faq permission can upload a malicious SVG that executes arbitrary JavaScript when viewed, enabling privilege escalation from editor to full admin takeover.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-5crx-pfhq-4hgg
github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ
github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/releases/tag/4.1.1
github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/security/advisories/GHSA-5crx-pfhq-4hgg
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34974

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