CVE-2018-12581

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-06-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

An issue was discovered in js/designer/move.js in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.2. A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability has been found where an attacker can use a crafted database name to trigger an XSS attack when that database is referenced from the Designer feature.

Affected products

phpMyAdmin: before 4.8.2 — fixed in 4.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: phpMyAdmin 4.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104530
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041187
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-3/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104530
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041187
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-3/

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