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CVE-2017-15987

Fake Magazine Cover Script allows SQL Injection via the rate.php value parameter or the content.php id parameter.

EXPLOITCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.98%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is critical, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.0%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

Fake Magazine Cover Script allows SQL Injection via the rate.php value parameter or the content.php id parameter.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.98% probability · 80th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 30 October 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-89
Affected
fake magazine cover script project/fake magazine cover script
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.98%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 2.0% 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-43072source ↗Fake Magazine Cover Script - SQL Injectionphp · Ihsan Sencanwebapps30 October 2017no

References

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