CVE-2018-15605 (GCVE-0-2018-15605)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-24 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105168 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041548 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-5/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2018-08-21 00:00
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