phpMyAdmin 2.11.1 setup.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin 2.11.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file setup.php. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-5386. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin 2.11.1 (Database Administration Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file setup.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scripts/setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.1, when accessed by a browser that does not URL-encode requests, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.

The bug was discovered 10/09/2007. The weakness was published 10/11/2007 by Omer Singer (DiGiT) with DigiTrust Group (Website). The advisory is shared for download at digitrustgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5386 since 10/11/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:setup.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27842 (Debian DSA-1403-1 : phpmyadmin - missing input sanitising), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

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 (37077), Exploit-DB (30653), Tenable (27842), SecurityFocus (BID 26020†) and OSVDB (37678†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 27842
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1403-1 : phpmyadmin - missing input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 58736
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1403-1 (phpmyadmin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: phpmyadmin.net

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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: digitrustgroup.com
Researcher: Omer Singer (DiGiT)
Organization: DigiTrust Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5386 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5386
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3380

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X-Force: 37077 - phpMyAdmin setup.php cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 26020 - phpMyAdmin Setup.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 27595
OSVDB: 37678 - phpMyAdmin setup.php URL XSS
Vulnerability Center: 16609 - PhpMyAdmin Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Conduct XSS Attack, Low
Vupen: ADV-2007-3469

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

Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2007 09:49
Updated: 11/14/2025 13:12
Changes: 10/18/2007 09:49 (98), 07/28/2019 22:54 (1), 11/14/2025 13:12 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:1A3:103

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