FKIE_CVE-2017-14619

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-09-20 21:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:06
Severity
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyFAQ through 2.9.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Title of your FAQ" field in the Configuration Module.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-10-19
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/30b0025e19bd95ba28f4eff4d259671e7bb6bb86Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144603/phpMyFAQ-2.9.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42987/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.phpmyfaq.de/security/advisory-2017-10-19
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/30b0025e19bd95ba28f4eff4d259671e7bb6bb86Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144603/phpMyFAQ-2.9.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42987/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
phpmyfaq phpmyfaq *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:06:29.950",
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