CVE-2014-8960 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Authenticated users can inject arbitrary scripts via crafted filenames in phpMyAdmin's error reporting, potentially compromising other users' sessions.
- 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
What is CVE-2014-8960?
CVE-2014-8960 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 30 Nov 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8960?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8960?
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-2014-8960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8960, GHSA-mj57-whgp-4577, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8960.