CVE-2009-4040
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before 2.0.17 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2, when...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before 2.0.17 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2, when used with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to the search page.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before 2.0.17 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2, when used with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to the search page.
- Record
CVE-2009-4040- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before 2.0.17 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2, when used with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to the search page.
- Record
CVE-2009-4040- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4011 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before 2.0.17 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2, when used with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to the search page.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4011- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qwh-9gjx-w3j5 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before 2.0.17 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2, when...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before 2.0.17 and 2.5.x before 2.5.2, when used with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters to the search page.
- Record
GHSA-6qwh-9gjx-w3j5- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4040 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Phpmyfaq, published November 20, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.