VulnerabilityPublished 19 Sep 2026Updated 21 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-93956: olivier-ls PHP-FTS · Cross-site Scripting

Affects olivier-ls PHP-FTSSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 5.1 Medium · fixed in 1.1.3 : patch olivier-ls PHP-FTS as a priority.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 1.1.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base metrics

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Passive
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Threat metrics

Exploit Maturity: POC

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Passive: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires limited interaction by the targeted user with the vulnerable system and the attacker’s payload. These interactions would be considered involuntary and do not require that the user actively subvert protections built into the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Exploit Maturity: POC: Based on threat intelligence sources each of the following must apply: · Proof-of-concept is publicly available · No knowledge of reported attempts to exploit this vulnerability · No knowledge of publicly available solutions used to simplify attempts to exploit the vulnerability

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
olivier-lsPHP-FTS	Affected =1.1.0 =1.1.1 =1.1.2	Fixed in–
GitHubolivier-ls/php-fts`pkg:github/olivier-ls/php-fts`Other threats	Affected =1.1.0 =1.1.1 =1.1.2	Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

cpe:2.3:a:olivier-ls:php-fts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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AI-suggested

Upgrade affected installations of olivier-ls PHP-FTS to version 1.1.3 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

A flaw has been found in olivier-ls PHP-FTS up to 1.1.2. Affected by this issue is the function SearchEngine::buildHighlights of the file src/SearchEngine.php of the component Search Engine. Executing a manipulation of the argument Query can lead to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.1.3 can resolve this issue. This patch is called 0b2fae333d6b022da7ed4c43e2d41aa03f91dff3. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected web application, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or other client-side impacts. The CVSS score is 5.1 (medium severity), indicating moderate impact with no direct system compromise but potential user impact.

Summary

This vulnerability affects the SearchEngine::buildHighlights function in olivier-ls PHP-FTS up to version 1.1.2. Improper handling of the Query argument allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts, resulting in cross-site scripting. The issue can be exploited remotely without privileges but requires user interaction. The vendor responded promptly and released version 1.1.3 to address the issue, identified by patch 0b2fae333d6b022da7ed4c43e2d41aa03f91dff3.

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