VDB-108330 · CVE-2017-15732 · OpenVAS 801936

phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8 admin/news.php cross-site request forgery

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6.4	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the file admin/news.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in admin/news.php.

The bug was discovered 10/03/2017. The weakness was published 10/22/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-15732 since 10/21/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/news.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.9.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at 108333, 108332, 108331 and 108329.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Name

phpMyFAQ

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔍

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OpenVAS ID: 801936
OpenVAS Name: phpMyFAQ Multiple XSS And CSRF Vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 2.9.9
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/03/2017 🔍
10/21/2017 +18 days 🔍
10/22/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/04/2023 +1899 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ec8b3cc37d05b6625e24916b8f7253f830015b5f
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-15732 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 09:11
Updated: 01/04/2023 10:48
Changes: 10/23/2017 09:11 (63), 11/28/2019 15:38 (2), 01/04/2023 10:48 (5)
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