CVE-2007-5386 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2007-5386?

CVE-2007-5386 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 12 Oct 2007. 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 scripts/setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.1, when accessed by a browser that does not URL-encode requests, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5386?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5386?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2007-5386 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5386 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin

• CVE-2008-7251 Misconfiguration in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2008-7252 phpMyAdmin unsafely handles temporary files Critical 10.0
• CVE-2007-0203 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2004-1147 Command injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2020-22452 phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability Critical 9.8

All Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5386, GHSA-vcvq-3f23-fr47.