phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8 Glossary cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Glossary Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-15735. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8 (Content Management System). This affects an 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 modifying a glossary.

The bug was discovered 10/08/2017. The weakness was presented 10/22/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-15735 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download 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 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.9.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (52458). See VDB-108327 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Name

phpMyFAQ

Version

License

open-source

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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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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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

10/08/2017 🔍
10/21/2017 +13 days 🔍
10/22/2017 +1 days 🔍
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10/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 867618110feb836e168435548d6c2cbb7c65eda3
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-15735 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15735
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108333
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 09:11
Updated: 12/10/2025 10:59
Changes: 10/23/2017 09:11 (63), 11/28/2019 15:47 (2), 01/04/2023 11:06 (5), 12/10/2025 10:59 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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