CVE-2011-4107

Public Exploit

Description

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.49% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71108 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/46447 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/76798 vdb entry broken link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069635.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/5 mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Nov/21 mailing list third party advisory exploit
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-17.php patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2391 vendor advisory mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069649.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50497 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:198 vendor advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751112 issue tracking exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8533 third party advisory broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/3 mailing list
http://www.wooyun.org/bugs/wooyun-2010-03185 broken link exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/106511/phpmyadmin-fileread.txt broken link exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069625.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4107?
CVE-2011-4107 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4107?
To fix CVE-2011-4107, 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-2011-4107 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-4107 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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