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TITLE:
phpMyAdmin Database Search Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA42408

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/42408/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=42408

RELEASE DATE:
2010-11-30

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in phpMyAdmin, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.

Certain input passed to the database search script is not properly
sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to
execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in
context of an affected site.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.11.11.1 and
3.3.8.1.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.11.11.1 or version 3.3.8.1.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Alexander Opitz.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
PMASA-2010-8:
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2010-8.php

OTHER REFERENCES:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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