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CVE-2017-15727

In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via an HTML attachment.

EXPLOITMEDIUM 5.4EPSS 1.80%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via an HTML attachment.

CVSS 3.0
5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
1.80% probability · 78th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 28 October 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.80%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-43063source ↗PHPMyFAQ 2.9.8 - Cross-Site Scripting (3)php · Nikhil Mittalwebapps28 October 2017no

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.