CVE-2011-2642: XSS

Published Jul 25, 2011
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Updated

An cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the way phpMyAdmin, the MySQL over WWW administration tool, displayed table names in multi tables printview. A remote attacker, able to create a particular table on the victim's server, could provide a specially-crafted URL, which once visited by valid phpMyAdmin user could lead to arbitrary JavaScript code execution.

References: [1] http://www.phpmyadmin.net/homepage/security/PMASA-2011-9.php [2] http://www.phpmyadmin.net/homepage/news.php

Upstream patches: [3] http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin;a=commitdiff;h=a0823be05aa5835f207c0838b9cca67d2d9a050a [4] http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin;a=commitdiff;h=4bd27166c314faa37cada91533b86377f4d4d214 [5] http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin;a=commitdiff;h=8ac8328229ae7493d6060b6272578d85879c698d (against the 3.3 branch)

Other sources

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the table Print view implementation in tblprintview.php in phpMyAdmin before 3.3.10.3 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted table name.

— MITRE

Affected Software

75 affected components
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.0.1.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.2.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.10.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.1.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.5.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.5.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.8.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.2.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.10.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.2.1-rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.9.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.0-beta1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.9.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.3.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.0.0-alpha
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.4.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.9.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.5.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.2.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.0.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.2.0-beta1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.8.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.1.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.7
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.0.0-rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.4.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.5-rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.2.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.5
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.1-rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.4-rc2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.5.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin<=3.3.10.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.9.5
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.10.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.6.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.0.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.6
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.2.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.7.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.9.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.9.6
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.3-rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.3.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.2.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.9.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.9.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.5.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.0.0-beta
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.9.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.1.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.0.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.9.4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.3.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.7.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.3.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.1.2-rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.3.8
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.2.0-rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.2.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.0.1-rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.1.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.2.2-rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.10.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.4.0.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.4.3.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.4.1.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.4.2.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=3.4.3.0

Remediation

Patch Available

http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin;a=commit;h=4bd27166c314faa37cada91533b86377f4d4d214

Patch Available

http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin;a=commit;h=a0823be05aa5835f207c0838b9cca67d2d9a050a

Patch Available

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-9.php

Patch Available

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725381

Event History

Jul 25, 2011
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·10:55 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Aug 1, 2011
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2642?

CVE-2011-2642 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

2

How can I fix CVE-2011-2642?

To mitigate CVE-2011-2642, upgrade phpMyAdmin to version 3.3.10.2 or later, or apply any official patches released by phpMyAdmin.

3

Which versions of phpMyAdmin are affected by CVE-2011-2642?

CVE-2011-2642 affects phpMyAdmin versions 2.11.0 to 3.3.10.1.

4

What kind of attack can be executed using CVE-2011-2642?

Exploiting CVE-2011-2642 allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks by crafting malicious URLs associated with table names.

5

Is CVE-2011-2642 still relevant today?

While CVE-2011-2642 is an older vulnerability, it remains relevant for installations of affected versions of phpMyAdmin still in use.

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