Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.10.1 and 3.x before 3.3.5.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) db_search.php, (2) db_sql.php, (3) db_structure.php, (4) js/messages.php, (5) libraries/common.lib.php, (6) libraries/database_interface.lib.php, (7) libraries/dbi/mysql.dbi.lib.php, (8) libraries/dbi/mysqli.dbi.lib.php, (9) libraries/db_info.inc.php, (10) libraries/sanitizing.lib.php, (11) libraries/sqlparser.lib.php, (12) server_databases.php, (13) server_privileges.php, (14) setup/config.php, (15) sql.php, (16) tbl_replace.php, and (17) tbl_sql.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 | 4:3.3.5.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | phpmyadmin | 4:3.3.5.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | phpmyadmin | 4:3.3.5.1-1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | phpmyadmin | 4:2.11.8.1-5+lenny5 | DSA-2097-2, DSA-2097-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-2097-1 phpmyadmin - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2097-2 phpmyadmin - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2010-13249 vendor-advisory
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2010-5.php
- http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/phpmyadmin/%5Bphpmyadmin-3.3.5%5D_cross_site_scripting%28XSS%29
- FEDORA-2010-13258 vendor-advisory
- 41000 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2010-2231 vdb-entry
- DSA-2097 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625877
- MDVSA-2010:163 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2010:164 vendor-advisory
- 42584 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-2223 vdb-entry
- 41185 third-party-advisory