SB2011111201 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for phpMyAdmin



SB2011111201 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for phpMyAdmin

Published: November 12, 2011 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2011111201
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4107)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.