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phpMyAdmin "db" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA32449
Release Date: 2008-10-28
Last Update: 2008-10-31
Popularity: 1,335 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Cross Site Scripting
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:phpMyAdmin 2.x
phpMyAdmin 3.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-4775


Description:
Hadi Kiamarsi has discovered a vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the "db" parameter in pmd_pdf.php is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.

Successful exploitation may require that the victim has valid user credentials.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.11.9.2 and 3.0.1 and reported in version 3.0.0. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 2.11.9.3 or 3.0.1.1.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Hadi Kiamarsi

Changelog:
2008-10-31: Updated "Solution" and "Original Advisory" sections. Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
Hadi Kiamarsi (via Bugtraq):
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Oct/0199.html

phpMyAdmin:
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-9


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