Medium severity · published Sep 20, 2017
CVE-2017-14618
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc/PMF/Faq.php in phpMyFAQ through 2.9.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Questions field in an…
4.8
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc/PMF/Faq.php in phpMyFAQ through 2.9.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Questions field in an "Add New FAQ" action.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
Phpmyfaq · Phpmyfaq
through 2.9.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14618
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14618
www.phpmyfaq.de
http://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-10-19
packetstormsecurity.com
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144280/phpMyFAQ-2.9.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42761/
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