CVE-2017-15727

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Published Oct 21, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via an HTML attachment.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7150	In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via an HTML attachment.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.798% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/5c3e4f96ff0ef6b91a3f0aa64eb28197c5cf5435
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43063/

History

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Subscriptions

Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:04 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 21, 2017, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:04 PM
Reserved: Oct 21, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 22, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM

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