# CVE-2005-0543: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via specific parameters in phpMyAdmin, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0543, GHSA-gj5v-2g4g-3xxm

## What is CVE-2005-0543?

CVE-2005-0543 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 24 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via (1) the strServer, cfg[BgcolorOne], or strServerChoice parameters in select_server.lib.php, (2) the bg_color or row_no parameters in display_tbl_links.lib.php, the left_font_family parameter in theme_left.css.php, or the right_font_family parameter in theme_right.css.php.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0543?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0543?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2005-0543 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0543 exists.

Public exploit code:

- phpMyAdmin 2.6 - 'select_server.lib.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- phpMyAdmin 2.6 - 'display_tbl_links.lib.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- phpMyAdmin 2.6 - 'theme_left.css.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- phpMyAdmin 2.6 - 'theme_right.css.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin

- [CVE-2008-7251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7251/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-7252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7252/): phpMyAdmin unsafely handles temporary files (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0203/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1147/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-22452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22452/): phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0543 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0543 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 24 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0543 exists.

Affected product: Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0543/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0543/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0543
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0543
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0543

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0543/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.