XSS in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2018-19970
In phpMyAdmin before 4.8.4, an XSS vulnerability was found in the navigation tree, where an attacker can deliver a payload to a user through a crafted database/table name.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (82.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-8/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00003.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106181 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19970?
- CVE-2018-19970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19970?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19970 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.