Medium severity · published Oct 22, 2017
CVE-2017-15728
In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via metaDescription or metaKeywords
4.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via metaDescription or metaKeywords.
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)0.6% · higher than 49% 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-2017-15728
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15728
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/2d2a85b59e058869d7cbcfe2d73fed4a282f2e5b
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