VDB-108327 · CVE-2017-15729 · OpenVAS 801936

phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8 Glossary cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8. Affected is an unknown function of the component Glossary Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-15729. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8 (Content Management System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Glossary Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) for adding a glossary.

The bug was discovered 10/08/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/22/2017 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-15729 since 10/21/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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.

Upgrading to version 2.9.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entry VDB-108333 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
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
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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: 867618110feb836e168435548d6c2cbb7c65eda3
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-15729 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15729
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108327
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 09:10
Updated: 01/04/2023 10:30
Changes: 10/23/2017 09:10 (63), 11/28/2019 15:30 (2), 01/04/2023 10:30 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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