CVE-2011-4107
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.5 · XML external entity (XXE)
6.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)13%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46447Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069625.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069635.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069649.htmlAdvisory
- http://osvdb.org/76798
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8533
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/106511/phpmyadmin-fileread.txtExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Nov/21Advisory