What is CVE-2017-15729?

CVE-2017-15729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-15729?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2017-15729

In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) for adding a glossary.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2017-10-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/867618110feb836e168435548d6c2cbb7c65eda3 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15729?: CVE-2017-15729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-15729?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.