Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin before 2.7.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) HTTP_HOST variable and (2) various scripts in the libraries directory that handle header generation.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.6.4-pl4-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.6.4-pl4-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.6.4-pl4-2 | — |
| Debian 3.1 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.6.2-3sarge2 | DSA-1207-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1207-1 phpmyadmin Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- SUSE-SA:2006:004 vendor-advisory
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2005-8
- GLSA-200512-03 vendor-advisory
- DSA-1207 vendor-advisory
- 22781 third-party-advisory
- 15735 vdb-entry
- 17957 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2005-2772 vdb-entry
- 18618 third-party-advisory
- 17895 third-party-advisory