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    CVE-2008-3457

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setup.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted setup arguments. NOTE: this issue can only be exploited in limited scenarios in which the attacker must be able to modify config/config.inc.php.

    Published:Aug 4, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 4, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00586
    CVSS Score:2.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Phpmyadmin
    Product
    Phpmyadmin

    Exploits

    http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/XSS_inPhpMyAdmin2.11.7.pdfhttp://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/XSS_inPhpMyAdmin2.11.7.pdf

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31263
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31312
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32834
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:202
    http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30420
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2226/references
    http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/XSS_inPhpMyAdmin2.11.7.pdf
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44052
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg01239.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg01316.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31263
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31312
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32834
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:202
    http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30420
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2226/references
    http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/XSS_inPhpMyAdmin2.11.7.pdf
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44052
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg01239.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg01316.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High