SB2013080111 - Cross-site scripting in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
Published: August 1, 2013
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4995)
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8.2 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4.2. A remote authenticated 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.