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    CVE-2011-4107

    The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

    Published:Nov 17, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 17, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.12181
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Phpmyadmin
    Product
    Phpmyadmin

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/106511/phpmyadmin-fileread.txthttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Nov/21http://www.wooyun.org/bugs/wooyun-2010-03185https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751112http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/106511/phpmyadmin-fileread.txthttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Nov/21http://www.wooyun.org/bugs/wooyun-2010-03185https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751112https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18371https://github.com/SECFORCE/CVE-2011-4107

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-221 Data Serialization External Entities Blowup

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069625.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069635.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069649.html
    http://osvdb.org/76798
    http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/106511/phpmyadmin-fileread.txt
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Nov/21
    http://secunia.com/advisories/46447
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8533
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2391
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:198
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/5
    http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-17.php
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50497
    http://www.wooyun.org/bugs/wooyun-2010-03185
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751112
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71108
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069625.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069635.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069649.html
    http://osvdb.org/76798
    http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/106511/phpmyadmin-fileread.txt
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Nov/21
    http://secunia.com/advisories/46447
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8533
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2391
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:198
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/5
    http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-17.php
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50497
    http://www.wooyun.org/bugs/wooyun-2010-03185
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751112
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71108

    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