MEDIUM
In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via an HTML attachment
Published Oct 21, 2017
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.80%
Description
In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via an HTML attachment.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.4 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
3.5 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.80% 0.01798
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01798
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01798) | 77.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01798) | 75.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 37.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 32.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 30.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 34.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.19% (0.02192) | 81.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.19% (0.02192) | 57.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/5c3e4f96ff0ef6b91a3f0aa64eb28197c5cf5435 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43063/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/5c3e4f96ff0ef6b91a3f0aa64eb28197c5cf5435 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43063/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 21, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Oct 21, 2017
Link CVE-2017-15727
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a