Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setup.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted setup arguments. NOTE: this issue can only be exploited in limited scenarios in which the attacker must be able to modify config/config.inc.php.
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 | 4:2.11.8~rc1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.11.8~rc1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.11.8~rc1-1 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.9.1.1-8 | DSA-1641-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1641-1 phpmyadmin - several issues Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- MDVSA-2008:202 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-6868 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-6810 vendor-advisory
- http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/XSS_inPhpMyAdmin2.11.7.pdf
- 32834 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-2226 vdb-entry
- phpmyadmin-setup-configinc-xss(44052) vdb-entry
- DSA-1641 vendor-advisory
- 31312 third-party-advisory
- 31263 third-party-advisory
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-6
- 30420 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2008:026 vendor-advisory