VDB-108331 · CVE-2017-15733 · OpenVAS 801936

phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8 ajax.attachment.php Attachment cross-site request forgery

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6.3	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file admin/ajax.attachment.php. The manipulation as part of a Attachment leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in admin/ajax.attachment.php and admin/att.main.php.

The bug was discovered 10/08/2017. The weakness was released 10/22/2017 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-15733 since 10/21/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/ajax.attachment.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.9.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 108333, 108332, 108330 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: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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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
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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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Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 2.9.9
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/08/2017 🔍
10/21/2017 +13 days 🔍
10/22/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/04/2023 +1899 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ef5a66df4bcfacc7573322af33ce10c30e0bb896
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-15733 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 09:11
Updated: 01/04/2023 10:54
Changes: 10/23/2017 09:11 (64), 11/28/2019 15:40 (2), 01/04/2023 10:54 (5)
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