CVE-2020-10803

Description

In phpMyAdmin 4.x before 4.9.5 and 5.x before 5.0.2, a SQL injection vulnerability was discovered where malicious code could be used to trigger an XSS attack through retrieving and displaying results (in tbl_get_field.php and libraries/classes/Display/Results.php). The attacker must be able to insert crafted data into certain database tables, which when retrieved (for instance, through the Browse tab) can trigger the XSS attack.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.29% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-4/ patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00028.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00046.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00050.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZI6EQVRRIG252DY3MBT33BJVCSYDMQO/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AAVW3SUKWR5RF5LZ6SARCYOWBIFUIWOJ/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BUG3IRITW2LUBGR5LSQMP7MVRTELHZJK/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00005.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-10803?
CVE-2020-10803 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-10803?
To fix CVE-2020-10803, 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-2020-10803 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-10803 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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