Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in db_create.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.2.1 allows remote authenticated users with CREATE DATABASE privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a hex-encoded IMG element in the db parameter in a POST request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6942.
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 | 4:2.11.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.11.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.11.2.1-1 | — |
References
- 27630 third-party-advisory
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2007-7
- 26512 vdb-entry
- phpmyadmin-dbcreate-xss(38404) vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-3824 vdb-entry
- 27753 third-party-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=553333
- http://www.digitrustgroup.com/advisories/tdg-advisory071108a.html
- FEDORA-2007-3666 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2007:229 vendor-advisory