#VU42920 Cross-site scripting in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2013-1937

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU42920

#VU42920 Cross-site scripting in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2013-1937

Published: April 16, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42920
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1937
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
phpMyAdmin
Software vendor:
phpMyAdmin

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in tbl_gis_visualization.php in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8 might when processing the (1) visualizationSettings. 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

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

External links