In phpMyAdmin before 4.9.11 and 5.x before 5.2.1, an authenticated user can trigger XSS by uploading a crafted .sql file through the drag-and-drop interface.

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4121 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4121-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     April 08, 2025                                https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : phpmyadmin     Version        : 4:5.0.4+dfsg2-2+deb11u2     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-25727 CVE-2025-24529 CVE-2025-24530

    Multiple XSS vulnerabilities have been fixed in phpMyAdmin,     an administration tool for MySQL and MariaDB databases.

    CVE-2023-25727

        XSS vulnerability in drag-and-drop upload

    CVE-2025-24529

        XSS on Insert page

    CVE-2025-24530

        XSS when checking tables

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     4:5.0.4+dfsg2-2+deb11u2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your phpmyadmin packages.

    For the detailed security status of phpmyadmin please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/phpmyadmin

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In phpMyAdmin before 4.9.11 and 5.x before 5.2.1, an authenticated user can trigger XSS by uploading a     crafted .sql file through the drag-and-drop interface. (CVE-2023-25727)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - In phpMyAdmin before 4.9.11 and 5.x before 5.2.1, an authenticated user can trigger XSS by uploading a
    crafted .sql file through the drag-and-drop interface. (CVE-2023-25727)

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2023:0047-1 advisory.

  - PhpMyAdmin 5.1.1 and before allows an attacker to retrieve potentially sensitive information by creating     invalid requests. This affects the lang parameter, the pma_parameter, and the cookie section.
    (CVE-2022-0813)

  - An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 4.9 before 4.9.8 and 5.1 before 5.1.2. A valid user who is already     authenticated to phpMyAdmin can manipulate their account to bypass two-factor authentication for future     login instances. (CVE-2022-23807)

  - An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 5.1 before 5.1.2. An attacker can inject malicious code into aspects     of the setup script, which can allow XSS or HTML injection. (CVE-2022-23808)

  - In phpMyAdmin before 4.9.11 and 5.x before 5.2.1, an authenticated user can trigger XSS by uploading a     crafted .sql file through the drag-and-drop interface. (CVE-2023-25727)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
234026	Debian dla-4121 : phpmyadmin - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
226716	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-25727	Nessus	Misc.	medium
411474	SCA: security update for phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
411474	SCA: security update for phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium
171533	openSUSE 15 Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-SU-2023:0047-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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