Vulnerability identifier: #VU13417

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12581

CWE-ID:

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability:

Vulnerable software:
phpMyAdmin
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: phpMyAdmin

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within Designer feature. A remote attacker create database with a specially crafted name and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.

Mitigation
Update to 4.8.2.

Vulnerable software versions

phpMyAdmin: 4.8.0 - 4.8.1, 4.7.0 - 4.7.9

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Fixed software versions

CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-3/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?