CVE-2011-4780 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2011-4780?

CVE-2011-4780 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 22 Dec 2011. 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 libraries/display_export.lib.php in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted URL parameters, related to the export panels in the (1) server, (2) database, and (3) table sections.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4780?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4780?

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-2011-4780 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4780 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
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4780, GHSA-c5vr-rrqf-4hf2.