VDB-108581 · CVE-2017-15809 · OpenVAS 801936

phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8 Tag admin/tags.main.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file admin/tags.main.php of the component Tag Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-15809. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyFAQ up to 2.9.8 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file admin/tags.main.php of the component Tag Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In phpMyFaq before 2.9.9, there is XSS in admin/tags.main.php via a crafted tag.

The bug was discovered 10/23/2017. The weakness was released 10/23/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15809 since 10/23/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:admin/tags.main.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.9.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-108580. 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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
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
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: phpMyFAQ 2.9.9
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/23/2017 🔍
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10/24/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/04/2023 +1898 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cb648f0d5690b81647dd5c9efe942ebf6cce7da9
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-15809 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15809
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108581
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/24/2017 11:09
Updated: 01/04/2023 14:08
Changes: 10/24/2017 11:09 (63), 11/30/2019 13:49 (2), 01/04/2023 14:08 (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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