Medium severity · published Oct 23, 2017
CVE-2017-15809
In phpMyFaq before 2.9.9, there is XSS in admin/tags.main.php via a crafted tag
6.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In phpMyFaq before 2.9.9, there is XSS in admin/tags.main.php via a crafted tag.
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)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-2017-15809
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15809
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/cb648f0d5690b81647dd5c9efe942ebf6cce7da9
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