Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.5 and 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) normalization.php or (2) js/normalization.js in the database normalization page, (3) templates/database/structure/sortable_header.phtml in the database structure page, or (4) the pos parameter to db_central_columns.php in the central columns page.
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 | 4:4.5.5.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | phpmyadmin | 4:4.5.5.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | phpmyadmin | 4:4.5.5.1-1 | — |
| Debian 8 | phpmyadmin | 4:4.2.12-2+deb8u2 | DSA-3627-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | phpmyadmin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | phpmyadmin | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | phpMyAdmin | 4.6.5.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-3627-1 phpmyadmin - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1 phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2016-65da02b95c vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/bcd4ce8cba1272fca52f2331c08f2e3ac19cbbef
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-12/
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/f33a42f1da9db943a67bda7d29f7dd91957a8e7e
- DSA-3627 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/746240bd13b62b5956fc34389cfbdc09e1e67775
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/37c34d089aa19f30d11203bb0c7f85b486424372
- FEDORA-2016-02ee5b4002 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/cc55f44a4a90147a007dee1aefa1cb529e23798b
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/983faa94f161df3623ecd371d3696a1b3f91c15f
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0666 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0663 vendor-advisory