CVE-2007-5977

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in db_create.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.2.1 allows remote authenticated users with CREATE DATABASE privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a hex-encoded IMG element in the db parameter in a POST request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6942.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.46%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27630 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2007-7 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26512 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38404 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3824 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27753 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=553333 patch
http://www.digitrustgroup.com/advisories/tdg-advisory071108a.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00777.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:229 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5977?
CVE-2007-5977 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5977?
To fix CVE-2007-5977, 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-2007-5977 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5977 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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