phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 Pl1 up to 2.9.1 UTF-7 Encoding cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in phpMyAdmin and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component UTF-7 Encoding Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-5718. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in phpMyAdmin (Database Administration Software). This affects an unknown part of the component UTF-7 Encoding Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in error.php in phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 through 2.9.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 or US-ASCII encoded characters, which are injected into an error message, as demonstrated by a request with a utf7 charset parameter accompanied by UTF-7 data.

The bug was discovered 11/01/2006. The weakness was shared 11/01/2006 by Stefan Esser with hardened-php.net (Website). The advisory is shared at phpmyadmin.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5718 since 11/03/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27395 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-2300)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165118 (SUSE Security Update for phpMyAdmin (SUSE-SA:2006:071)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at phpmyadmin.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29957), Tenable (27395), SecurityFocus (BID 20856†), OSVDB (30171†) and Secunia (SA22599†). The entries VDB-2353, VDB-2573 and VDB-32583 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 27395
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-2300)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: phpmyadmin.net

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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: phpmyadmin.net
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Organization: hardened-php.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5718 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2649
X-Force: 29957 - phpMyAdmin UTF-7 cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 20856 - PHPMyAdmin UTF-7 Encoding Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 22599 - phpMyAdmin UTF-7 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 30171 - phpMyAdmin error.php UTF-7 / UT-ASCII XSS
Vulnerability Center: 14476 - phpMyAdmin XSS via UTF-7 or US-ASCII Encoded Characters, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4298

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2006 09:34
Updated: 04/26/2026 09:01
Changes: 11/06/2006 09:34 (94), 07/15/2019 22:02 (2), 04/26/2026 09:01 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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