CVE-2014-8958

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.6, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted (1) database, (2) table, or (3) column name that is improperly handled during rendering of the table browse page; a crafted ENUM value that is improperly handled during rendering of the (4) table print view or (5) zoom search page; or (6) a crafted pma_fontsize cookie that is improperly handled during rendering of the home page.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.62%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03 vendor advisory
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d32da348c4de2379482a48661ce968a55eebe5c4 patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3382 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00017.html vendor advisory
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-13.php patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71243 vdb entry
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2ffdbf2d7daa0b92541d8b754e2afac555d3ed21 patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2a3b7393d1d5a8ba0543699df94a08a0f5728fe0 patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:228 vendor advisory
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1bc04ec95038f2356ad33752090001bf1c047208 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8958?
CVE-2014-8958 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8958?
To fix CVE-2014-8958, 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-2014-8958 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8958 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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