# CVE-2006-5718: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted UTF-7 encoded requests in phpMyAdmin error messages, requiring user interaction to execute.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Nov 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5718, GHSA-553h-m986-4mxc

## What is CVE-2006-5718?

CVE-2006-5718 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 4 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in error.php in phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 through 2.9.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 or US-ASCII encoded characters, which are injected into an error message, as demonstrated by a request with a utf7 charset parameter accompanied by UTF-7 data.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5718?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-5718?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2006-5718 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5718 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2006-5718 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-5718 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 4 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5718 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2006-5718/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5718/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5718
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5718
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5718

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5718/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.