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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file admin/stat.main.php. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-15734. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file admin/stat.main.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

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

The bug was discovered 10/01/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/22/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-15734 since 10/21/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/stat.main.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.9.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (52459). The entries VDB-108333, VDB-108331, VDB-108330 and VDB-108329 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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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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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Download: 🔍
Google Hack: 🔍

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OpenVAS ID: 801936
OpenVAS Name: phpMyFAQ Multiple XSS And CSRF Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 2.9.9
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/01/2017 🔍
10/21/2017 +20 days 🔍
10/22/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/10/2025 +2970 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: fa26c52384b010edaf60c525ae5b040f05da9f77
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-15734 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15734
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108332
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 09:11
Updated: 12/10/2025 11:00
Changes: 10/23/2017 09:11 (63), 11/28/2019 15:43 (2), 01/04/2023 11:00 (5), 12/10/2025 11:00 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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