# CVE-2006-6942: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via multiple parameters in PhpMyAdmin, potentially stealing user data or hijacking sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 19 Jan 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6942, GHSA-ggm5-jxm9-g55m

## What is CVE-2006-6942?

CVE-2006-6942 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Jan 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PhpMyAdmin before 2.9.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via (1) a comment for a table name, as exploited through (a) db_operations.php, (2) the db parameter to (b) db_create.php, (3) the newname parameter to db_operations.php, the (4) query_history_latest, (5) query_history_latest_db, and (6) querydisplay_tab parameters to (c) querywindow.php, and (7) the pos parameter to (d) sql.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6942?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-6942?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2006-6942 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6942 exists.

Public exploit code:

- phpMyAdmin 2.x - 'db_create.php?db' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- phpMyAdmin 2.x - 'db_operations.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- phpMyAdmin 2.x - 'querywindow.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- phpMyAdmin 2.x - 'sql.php?pos' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6942 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-6942 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Jan 2007. 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-2006-6942 exists.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2006-6942/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6942/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6942
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6942
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-6942

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