CVE-2017-15730

HIGH

phpmyfaq < 2.9.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery in admin/stat.ratings.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-15730. PoCs published by Nikhil Mittal.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a CSRF vulnerability in phpMyFAQ 2.9.8, allowing an attacker to trick an admin into clearing statistics via a malicious link. The PoC is a simple HTML page with a link that triggers the action when clicked.

Description

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

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Nikhil Mittal · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43064

This exploit demonstrates a CSRF vulnerability in phpMyFAQ 2.9.8, allowing an attacker to trick an admin into clearing statistics via a malicious link. The PoC is a simple HTML page with a link that triggers the action when clicked.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyFAQ 2.9.8
Auth required
Prerequisites: Admin user must be logged in and click the malicious link
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43064/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0248
EPSS Percentile 82.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (1)
phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq < 2.9.8
Published Oct 22, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026