phpMyAdmin 2.8.1 convcharset cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin 2.8.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation of the argument convcharset results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0341. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in phpMyAdmin 2.8.1 (Database Administration Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument convcharset 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.8.1 and earlier, when Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URI in a CSS style in the convcharset parameter to the top-level URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0992.

The weakness was presented 01/17/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at virtuax.be. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0341 since 01/17/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Database Administration Software

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• phpMyAdmin

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• 2.8.1

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.phpmyadmin.net/

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