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CVE-2017-157271 exploit

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

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.4
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-43063 PHPMyFAQ 2.9.8 - Cross-Site Scripting (3) · webapps · 2017-10-28

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.4CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD2.03.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/43063/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • github.com /thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/5c3e4f96ff0ef6b91a3f0aa64eb28197c5cf5435 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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