MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ through 2.9.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Title of your FAQ" field in the Configuration Module
Published Sep 20, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.17%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ through 2.9.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Title of your FAQ" field in the Configuration Module.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.17% 0.02168
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02168
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02168) | 81.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02168) | 79.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.82% (0.00819) | 72.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00639) | 79.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00639) | 78.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00639) | 76.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00563) | 74.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01308) | 83.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02173) | 80.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02173) | 79.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02173) | 57.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.93% (0.05934) | 81.33th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.93% (0.05934) | 81.13th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 5.93% (0.05934) | 89.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 5.93% (0.05934) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-10-19 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/30b0025e19bd95ba28f4eff4d259671e7bb6bb86 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144603/phpMyFAQ-2.9.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42987/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-10-19 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/30b0025e19bd95ba28f4eff4d259671e7bb6bb86 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144603/phpMyFAQ-2.9.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42987/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 20, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 20, 2017
Link CVE-2017-14619
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a