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Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in drag-and-drop upload of phpMyAdmin

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 13, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 27, 2023

Package

composer phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 4.3.0, < 4.9.11
>= 5.0, < 5.2.1

Patched versions

4.9.11
5.2.1

Description

In phpMyAdmin before 4.9.11 and 5.x before 5.2.1, an authenticated user can trigger Cross-site Scripting (XSS) by uploading a crafted .sql file through the drag-and-drop interface. By disabling the configuration directive $cfg['enable_drag_drop_import'], users will be unable to use the drag and drop upload which would protect against the vulnerability.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 13, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 13, 2023
Reviewed Feb 14, 2023
Last updated Nov 27, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

0.054%
(24th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-25727

GHSA ID

GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh

Source code

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