Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in certain versions of phpMyAdmin before 2.8.0.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the db parameter in unknown scripts.
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 | 4:2.8.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.8.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.8.1-1 | — |
| 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-SR:2006:013 vendor-advisory
- 20627 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1207 vendor-advisory
- 22781 third-party-advisory
- phpmyadmin-db-xss(26441) vdb-entry
- 17973 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-1794 vdb-entry
- 20113 third-party-advisory
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2006-2