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phpMyAdmin -- XSS due to unescaped HTML output in Create View page

Affected packages
4.0 <= phpMyAdmin < 4.0.3

Details

VuXML ID 6b97436c-ce1e-11e2-9cb2-6805ca0b3d42
Discovery 2013-06-05
Entry 2013-06-05

The phpMyAdmin development team reports:

When creating a view with a crafted name and an incorrect CREATE statement, it is possible to trigger an XSS.

This vulnerability can be triggered only by someone who logged in to phpMyAdmin, as the usual token protection prevents non-logged-in users from accessing the required form.

References

CVE Name CVE-2013-3742
URL http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-6.php