CVE-2017-14618 EXPLOIT
4.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.8 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.43% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-09-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmyfaq | phpmyfaq |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPMyFAQ 2.9.8 - Cross-Site Scripting (1) | 2017-09-21 |
References
- 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/
- 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/
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