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CVE-2018-15605

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.3. A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability has been found where an attacker can use a crafted file to manipulate an authenticated user who loads that file through the import feature.

Affected products

• phpMyAdmin: before 4.8.3 — fixed in 4.8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: phpMyAdmin 4.8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105168
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041548
• https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/00d90b3ae415b31338f76263359467a9fbebd0a1
• https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-5/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105168
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041548
• https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/00d90b3ae415b31338f76263359467a9fbebd0a1
• https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-5/

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