SB2011122215 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for phpMyAdmin
Published: December 22, 2011 Updated: April 24, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4780)
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in libraries/display_export.lib.php in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.9 when processing crafted URL parameters, related to the export panels in the (1) server, (2) database, and (3) table sections. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4782)
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in libraries/config/ConfigFile.class.php in the setup interface in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.9 when processing host parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.