CVE-2017-15729 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15729 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-15729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, published on 21 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15729/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15729/index.md)
An attacker can trick users into adding glossary entries in phpMyFAQ via Cross-Site Request Forgery.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15729?
CVE-2017-15729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, published on 21 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) for adding a glossary.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15729?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15729?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-15729 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq
- CVE-2023-0310 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq
- CVE-2022-4407 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq
- CVE-2017-11187 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2026-76213 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 2FA Brute-Force via Session-Scoped Throttle
- CVE-2026-76214 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 WebAuthn Replay Attack via Challenge
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9xqh-7jmj-xvw6.