CVE-2006-6942

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PhpMyAdmin before 2.9.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via (1) a comment for a table name, as exploited through (a) db_operations.php, (2) the db parameter to (b) db_create.php, (3) the newname parameter to db_operations.php, the (4) query_history_latest, (5) query_history_latest_db, and (6) querydisplay_tab parameters to (c) querywindow.php, and (7) the pos parameter to (d) sql.php.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2006-7 patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4572 vdb entry not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/26733 third party advisory permissions required
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116370414309444&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30310 vdb entry
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1370 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21137 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6942?
CVE-2006-6942 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6942?
To fix CVE-2006-6942, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6942 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6942 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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