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)

EPSS: 0.022 (81.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

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.