Cross-site scripting in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2011-4064
Published: November 1, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44553
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4064
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in the setup interface in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.6. A remote authenticated 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.
Affected software
phpMyAdmin
Fedora
phpMyAdmin3
phpMyAdmin
Fedora
phpMyAdmin3
phpMyAdmin
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4064
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
phpMyAdmin3 - update to 3.4.7-1.el5
phpMyAdmin - update to 3.4.7-1.el6
phpMyAdmin - update to 3.4.7-1.el6
External References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069234.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069235.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069237.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46874
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1026199
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:158
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-16.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50175