medium
4.3
CWE
79
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2011-3598: XSS

First published: Tue Oct 04 2011(Updated: )

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws were reported in phpPgAdmin: 1) the 'title' argument of a particular web page was not sanitized properly prior displaying the page header, 2) the return ULR ('return_url') and return link name ('return_desc') were not sanitized properly prior displaying the requested page data. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted URL, which once visited by an unsuspecting phpPgAdmin user could lead to arbitrary HTML or web script execution. References: [1] <a href="https://secunia.com/advisories/46248/">https://secunia.com/advisories/46248/</a> [2] <a href="https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=385505">https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=385505</a> [3] <a href="http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/doku.php?id=download">http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/doku.php?id=download</a> [4] <a href="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4E897F6C.90905%40free.fr&amp;forum_name=phppgadmin-news">http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4E897F6C.90905%40free.fr&amp;forum_name=phppgadmin-news</a> Upstream patch: [5] <a href="https://github.com/phppgadmin/phppgadmin/commit/1df248203de055f97e092b50b1dd9643ccb73842">https://github.com/phppgadmin/phppgadmin/commit/1df248203de055f97e092b50b1dd9643ccb73842</a>

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
phpPgAdmin<=5.0.2
phpPgAdmin=2.2
phpPgAdmin=2.2.1
phpPgAdmin=3.1
phpPgAdmin=3.2
phpPgAdmin=3.3
phpPgAdmin=3.4
phpPgAdmin=3.4.1
phpPgAdmin=3.5
phpPgAdmin=3.5.2
phpPgAdmin=3.5.3
phpPgAdmin=4.1.1
phpPgAdmin=4.2.1
phpPgAdmin=4.2.2
phpPgAdmin=4.2.3
phpPgAdmin=5.0.0
phpPgAdmin=5.0.1

Remedy

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4E897F6C.90905%40free.fr&forum_name=phppgadmin-news

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/04/1

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/04/10

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743205

Remedy

https://github.com/phppgadmin/phppgadmin/commit/1df248203de055f97e092b50b1dd9643ccb73842

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-3598?

    CVE-2011-3598 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the presence of multiple cross-site scripting flaws.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-3598?

    To remediate CVE-2011-3598, you should upgrade to a patched version of phpPgAdmin that sanitizes user inputs properly.

  • What impact does CVE-2011-3598 have on affected systems?

    CVE-2011-3598 can allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of a user's session, potentially leading to data theft.

  • Which versions of phpPgAdmin are affected by CVE-2011-3598?

    CVE-2011-3598 affects phpPgAdmin versions up to 5.0.2 as well as several earlier versions.

  • Is it safe to use phpPgAdmin without fixing CVE-2011-3598?

    It is unsafe to use phpPgAdmin without addressing CVE-2011-3598 as it exposes your application to cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.

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