CVE-2011-3592 phpMyAdmin Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities

What is CVE-2011-3592?

CVE-2011-3592 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 26 Dec 2014. 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 the PMA_unInlineEditRow function in js/sql.js in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.5 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) database name, (2) table name, or (3) column name that is not properly handled after an inline-editing operation.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3592?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin. It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3592?

Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to 3.4.5 or later.

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-2011-3592 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3592 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3592, GHSA-5p69-rmx8-7gw7.