CVE-2018-15605 : An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.3. A Cross-Site Scripting vulne

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.

Published 2018-08-24 19:29:02

Updated 2018-10-26 01:11:30

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2018-15605

Phpmyadmin » Phpmyadmin
Versions before (<) 4.8.3
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Threat overview for CVE-2018-15605

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2018-15605 15

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-15605

EPSS FAQ

1.18%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 77 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-15605

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2018-15605

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-15605

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041548

phpMyAdmin Input Validation Flaw in File Import Feature Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105168

phpMyAdmin CVE-2018-15605 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/00d90b3ae415b31338f76263359467a9fbebd0a1

Fix #14548 [security] HTML injection in import warning messages · phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin@00d90b3 · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-5/

phpMyAdmin - Security - PMASA-2018-5
Patch;Vendor Advisory