# CVE-2007-5386: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scripts/setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.1, when accessed by a browser that does not URL-encode requ

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-10-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scripts/setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.1, when accessed by a browser that does not URL-encode requests, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.

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## References

- http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/trunk/?view=log
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27173
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00040.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27506
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37077
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1403
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482339/100/0/threaded
- http://osvdb.org/37678
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:199
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27595
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333661
- http://www.digitrustgroup.com/advisories/TDG-advisory071009a
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26020
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3469
- http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_1/phpMyAdmin/ChangeLog?r1=10748&r2=10747&pathrev=10748
- https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1810629&group_id=23067&atid=377408
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2007-5
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30653

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