CVE-2008-2960

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.7, when register_globals is enabled and .htaccess support is disabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving scripts in libraries/.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43320 vdb entry
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php?relnotes=0
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30813 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-4
http://secunia.com/advisories/30816 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1904/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/16/11 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:131 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2960?
CVE-2008-2960 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2960?
To fix CVE-2008-2960, 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-2008-2960 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2960 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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