# CVE-2008-3457: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker with config file write access can inject scripts into phpMyAdmin setup, requiring user interaction to execute.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/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:** 4 Aug 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3457, GHSA-gcf3-96cg-hh53

## What is CVE-2008-3457?

CVE-2008-3457 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 4 Aug 2008. 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 setup.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted setup arguments.  NOTE: this issue can only be exploited in limited scenarios in which the attacker must be able to modify config/config.inc.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3457?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3457?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-3457 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3457 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-2008-3457 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3457 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 4 Aug 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3457 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-2008-3457/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3457/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3457
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3457
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3457

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3457/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.