phpMyAdmin 'view_create.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	61029
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2013-3742
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 05 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 05 2013 12:00AM
Credit:	Maxim Rupp
Vulnerable:	phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 4.0.2 phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 4.0.1 phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 4.0 phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 4.0.0-rc3 phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 4.0.0-rc2
Not Vulnerable:	phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 4.0.3

phpMyAdmin 'view_create.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

phpMyAdmin is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

phpMyAdmin versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.2 are vulnerable.

phpMyAdmin 'view_create.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

phpMyAdmin 'view_create.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• escape query in error message (ruleant)
  
• phpMyAdmin Homepage (phpMyAdmin)
  
• PMASA-2013-6: Bringing MySQL to the web (phpMyAdmin devel team)