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CVE-2018-7260

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in db_central_columns.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.7.8 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

Affected products

• phpMyAdmin: before 4.7.8 — fixed in 4.7.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: phpMyAdmin 4.7.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103099
• https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d2886a3
• https://udiniya.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/a-tale-of-stealing-session-cookie-in-phpmyadmin/
• https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-1/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103099
• https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d2886a3
• https://udiniya.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/a-tale-of-stealing-session-cookie-in-phpmyadmin/
• https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-1/

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