CVE-2025-60796 phppgadmin vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into phpPgAdmin pages to hijack user sessions or steal credentials via reflected XSS vulnerabilities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-60796?
CVE-2025-60796 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
phpPgAdmin 7.13.0 and earlier contains multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities across various components. User-supplied input from $_REQUEST parameters is reflected in HTML output without proper encoding or sanitization in multiple locations including sequences.php, indexes.php, admin.php, and other unspecified files. An attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking, credential theft, or other malicious actions.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60796?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including phppgadmin/phppgadmin. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
phppgadmin/phppgadmin Packagist | All versions to 7.13.0 | None |
phppgadmin/phppgadmin Packagist | All versions to 7.13.0 | None |
Products include Phppgadmin Project Phppgadmin.
How do I fix CVE-2025-60796?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2025-60796 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-60796 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2023-40619 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2019-10784 Cross-site request forgery in phppgadmin
- CVE-2025-60797 phppgadmin contains a SQL injection vulnerability
- CVE-2025-60798 phppgadmin contains a SQL injection vulnerability
- CVE-2025-60799 phppgadmin contains an incorrect access control vulnerability
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-60796, GHSA-h369-cpjj-qfff, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-60796.