What is CVE-2017-15730?

CVE-2017-15730 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-2017-15730?

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

CSRF in Phpmyfaq

CVE-2017-15730

In phpMyFAQ before 2.9.9, there is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in admin/stat.ratings.php.

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: 0.025 (84.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpmyfaq

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

github.com/thorsten/phpMyFAQ/commit/cce47f94375bb0102ab4f210672231dbb854dd0d (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43064/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15730?: CVE-2017-15730 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-2017-15730?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.