PMASA-2014-1
Announcement-ID: PMASA-2014-1
Date: 2014-02-15
Summary
Self-XSS due to unescaped HTML output in import.
Description
When importing a file with crafted filename, it is possible to trigger an XSS.
Severity
We consider this vulnerability to be non critical.
Mitigation factor
This vulnerability can be triggered only by someone who is logged in to phpMyAdmin, as the usual token protection prevents non-logged-in users from accessing the required form.
Affected Versions
All versions since 3.3.1 and prior to 4.1.7 are affected.
Solution
Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 4.1.7 or newer, or apply the patch listed below.
References
Thanks to Lane Thames with Tripwire's Vulnerability and Exposure Research Team (VERT) for reporting these vulnerabilities.
Assigned CVE IDs: CVE-2014-1879
Patches
The following commits have been made to fix this issue:
More information
For further information and in case of questions, please contact the phpMyAdmin security team at security@phpmyadmin.net.