CVE-2014-4986 phpMyAdmin cross-site scripting Vulnerability in Table or Column Names

What is CVE-2014-4986?

CVE-2014-4986 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 20 Jul 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 js/functions.js in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.1, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.2, and 4.2.x before 4.2.6 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted (1) table name or (2) column name that is improperly handled during construction of an AJAX confirmation message.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4986?

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

Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2014-4986?

Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to a fixed version for your release line: 4.0.10.1, 4.1.14.2 or 4.2.6.

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-2014-4986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4986 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-2014-4986, GHSA-jqmr-wqgp-8mh2, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4986.