CVE-2017-15727 : In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via an HTML

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

Published 2017-10-22 18:29:00

Updated 2019-03-14 14:03:48

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2017-15727

Phpmyfaq » Phpmyfaq
Versions up to, including, (<=) 2.9.8
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.11%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 45 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
3.5	LOW	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N	6.8	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
5.4	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.3	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/5c3e4f96ff0ef6b91a3f0aa64eb28197c5cf5435

Prevent users to upload HTML files as attachments · thorsten/phpMyFAQ@5c3e4f9 · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43063/

PHPMyFAQ 2.9.8 - Cross-Site Scripting (3)
Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

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