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CVE-2008-3457

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setup.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted setup arguments. NOTE: this issue can only be exploited in limited scenarios in which the attacker must be able to modify config/config.inc.php.

Severity
Low 2.6
Published
4 Aug 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.8% in the next 30 daysHigher than 78% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Attack
Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed
Attacker can
Change some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
phpMyAdminServers and applications · cpe:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin
  • Version 2.11.6
  • Version 2.11.5.2
  • Version 2.11.5.1
  • Version 2.11.5
All 30 release lines
  • Every version up to 2.11.7.0
  • Version 2.0
  • Version 2.0.1
  • Version 2.0.2
  • Version 2.0.3
  • Version 2.0.4
  • Version 2.0.5
  • Version 2.1
  • Version 2.1.1
  • Version 2.1.2
  • Version 2.10.0
  • Version 2.10.0.1
  • Version 2.10.0.2
  • Version 2.10.1
  • Version 2.10.01
  • Version 2.10.2
  • Version 2.10.3
  • Version 2.11.0
  • Version 2.11.1
  • Version 2.11.1.1
  • Version 2.11.1.2
  • Version 2.11.2
  • Version 2.11.2.1
  • Version 2.11.2.2
  • Version 2.11.3
  • Version 2.11.4
  • Version 2.11.5
  • Version 2.11.5.1
  • Version 2.11.5.2
  • Version 2.11.6

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3457
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3457