CVE-2011-4107

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    CVE-2011-4107

    Published: 17 Nov 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    Affected packages

    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