CVE-2017-14618 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-09-20

Score: 4.8 Medium

EPSS: 2.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6119	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02432.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-10-19
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144280/phpMyFAQ-2.9.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42761/

History

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Subscriptions

Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-09-20T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:34:39.694Z

Reserved: 2017-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14618

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-20T21:29:00.317

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:06:29.833

Link: CVE-2017-14618

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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