XSS in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2020-10803
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31, 32
- openSUSE Backports Sle — versions 15.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 12.0
- SUSE Package Hub
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-4/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00028.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00046.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00050.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10803?
- CVE-2020-10803 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-03-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10803?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-10803 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.