phpMyAdmin 4.x < 4.8.4 Cross-Site Scripting

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 113293

Synopsis

phpMyAdmin 4.x < 4.8.4 Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The version of phpMyAdmin installed on the remote host does not correctly sanitize database/table names leading to a leading to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to phpMyAdmin version 4.8.4 or later.

See Also

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-8/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 113293

Type: remote

Published: 7/11/2022

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-19970

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-19970

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/7/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-19970

BID: 106181