Medium severity · published Sep 20, 2017
CVE-2017-14619
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ through 2.9.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Title of your FAQ" field in the…
6.1
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ through 2.9.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Title of your FAQ" field in the Configuration Module.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% 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-2017-14619
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14619
www.phpmyfaq.de
http://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-10-19
Patch
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/30b0025e19bd95ba28f4eff4d259671e7bb6bb86
packetstormsecurity.com
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144603/phpMyFAQ-2.9.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42987/
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