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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-4775 EUVD-2008-4755GHSA-3754-x86m-fj9m

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pmd_pdf.php in phpMyAdmin 3.0.0, and possibly other versions including 2.11.9.2 and 3.0.1, when…

Published Oct 28, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: phpmyadmin Ecosystem: Debian

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pmd_pdf.php in phpMyAdmin 3.0.0, and possibly other versions including 2.11.9.2 and 3.0.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the db parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-6942 and CVE-2007-5977.

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 ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 phpmyadmin 4:2.11.8.1-4 —
Debian 13 phpmyadmin 4:2.11.8.1-4 —
Debian 12 phpmyadmin 4:2.11.8.1-4 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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