SB2011083003 - Fedora EPEL 5 update for phpMyAdmin3
Published: August 30, 2011 Updated: April 24, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3181)
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in the Tracking feature in phpMyAdmin 3.3.x before 3.3.10.4 and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 when processing a (1) table name, (2) column name, or (3) index name. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.