Vulnerability Report

CVE-2017-15728

Title: Phpmyfaq Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

XSS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2017-15728.

CWE Category CWE-79

Published Date Oct 22, 2017

Modified Date Jun 17, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 4.8 CVSS v3.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.61%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2017-15728: In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via metaDescription or metaKeywords.

Impacted Vendors

Reference Links

https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/2d2a85b59e058869d7cbcfe2d73fed4a282f2e5b https://github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/2d2a85b59e058869d7cbcfe2d73fed4a282f2e5b

CVSS v3.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

REQUIRED

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

CHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity LOW

3.5

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2017-15728 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

June 17, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

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May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

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Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 13, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 20, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

October 22, 2017 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK

Complexity LOW

Privileges N/A

Interaction REQUIRED

CVSS Vector String


                                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.