CVE-2017-9425

MEDIUM

Facetag 0.0.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Name Parameter in facetag.changeTag Action

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-9425. PoCs published by Touhid M.Shaikh.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a persistent XSS vulnerability in the Piwigo Facetag plugin (version 0.0.3) by injecting malicious JavaScript via the 'name' parameter in a POST request, which is then stored in the server's database and executed when the photo is viewed.

Description

The Facetag extension 0.0.3 for Piwigo allows XSS via the name parameter to ws.php in a facetag.changeTag action.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Touhid M.Shaikh · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42098

This exploit demonstrates a persistent XSS vulnerability in the Piwigo Facetag plugin (version 0.0.3) by injecting malicious JavaScript via the 'name' parameter in a POST request, which is then stored in the server's database and executed when the photo is viewed.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Piwigo Facetag plugin 0.0.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the Piwigo instance with the vulnerable Facetag plugin installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ha7XBT_Omo
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42098/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0143
EPSS Percentile 69.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
facetag_project/facetag 0.0.3
Published Feb 26, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026