#VU44638 Cross-site scripting in phpPgAdmin - CVE-2011-3598 

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#VU44638 Cross-site scripting in phpPgAdmin - CVE-2011-3598

Published: October 8, 2011 / Updated: November 7, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44638
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3598
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
phpPgAdmin
Software vendor:
phpPgAdmin Development Team

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in phpPgAdmin before 5.0.3 when processing (1) a web page title, related to classes/Misc.php; or the (2) return_url or (3) return_desc parameter to display.php. 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.

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