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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-14618

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc/PMF/Faq.php in phpMyFAQ through 2.9.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Questions field in an "Add New FAQ" action.

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1 Nov 2026, 05:36 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-14618

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Sept 2017, 21:29 UTC

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc/PMF/Faq.php in phpMyFAQ through 2.9.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Questions field in an "Add New FAQ" action.

osv:CVE-2017-14618
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14618",
  "method": "structured",
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    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-14618",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:30.988809978Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144280/phpMyFAQ-2.9.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42761/"
      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 432708,
  "published_at": "2017-09-20T21:29:00.317+00:00"
}