XSS in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2022-23808
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 5.1 before 5.1.2. An attacker can inject malicious code into aspects of the setup script, which can allow XSS or HTML injection.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.079 (94.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.079 · newest: 0.079 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2022-2/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- infosecwriteups.com/exploit-cve-2022-23808-85041c6e5b97
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-17 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23808?
- CVE-2022-23808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-01-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23808?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-23808 known to be exploited?
- 24 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.