CVE-2017-15988
Nice PHP FAQ Script allows SQL Injection via the index.php nice_theme parameter, a different...
Nice PHP FAQ Script allows SQL Injection via the index.php nice_theme parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-6525.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Nice PHP FAQ Script allows SQL Injection via the index.php nice_theme parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-6525.
- Record
CVE-2017-15988- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Nice PHP FAQ Script allows SQL Injection via the index.php nice_theme parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-6525.
- Record
CVE-2017-15988- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7404 No score
Nice PHP FAQ Script allows SQL Injection via the index.php nice_theme parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-6525.
- Record
EUVD-2017-7404- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cgh5-wwxm-vx88
Nice PHP FAQ Script allows SQL Injection via the index.php nice_theme parameter, a different...
Nice PHP FAQ Script allows SQL Injection via the index.php nice_theme parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-6525.
- Record
GHSA-cgh5-wwxm-vx88- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Nice PHP FAQ Script - 'nice_theme' SQL Injection | 2017-10-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-15988 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Nicephpscripts Nice Php Faq Script, published October 31, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.65%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.