What is CVE-2011-4107?

CVE-2011-4107 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2011-11-17.

How severe is CVE-2011-4107?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2011-4107 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Phpmyadmin

CVE-2011-4107

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.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.127 (95.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Phpmyadmin
Debian Debian_linux — versions 5.0
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 14, 15, 16
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-4107?: CVE-2011-4107 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpmyadmin, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2011-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2011-4107?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2011-4107 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.