CVE-2008-3457

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setup.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted setup arguments. NOTE: this issue can only be exploited in limited scenarios in which the attacker must be able to modify config/config.inc.php.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.70% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:202 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg01316.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg01239.html vendor advisory
http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/XSS_inPhpMyAdmin2.11.7.pdf exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32834 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2226/references vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44052 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31312 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31263 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30420 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3457?
CVE-2008-3457 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3457?
To fix CVE-2008-3457, 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-2008-3457 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3457 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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