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Medium · 6.5 Public exploit CVE-2011-4107 EUVD-2022-4880GHSA-q4mm-89q2-xffg

phpMyAdmin vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection attack

Published Nov 17, 2011 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Package: phpmyadmin Package: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Packagist

Description

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

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 4:3.4.7.1-1 —
Debian 13 phpmyadmin 4:3.4.7.1-1 —
Debian 12 phpmyadmin 4:3.4.7.1-1 —
Debian 6.0 phpmyadmin 4:3.3.7-7 DSA-2391-1

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed phpMyAdmin 4.6.5.2-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

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Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.7.1 3.4.7.1 GHSA-q4mm-89q2-xffg
Packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.10.5 3.3.10.5 GHSA-q4mm-89q2-xffg

Advisories 2

References