# CVE-2008-4775: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pmd\_pdf.php in phpMyAdmin 3.0.0, and possibly other versions including 2.11.9.2 and 3.0.1, when

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-10-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pmd_pdf.php in phpMyAdmin 3.0.0, and possibly other versions including 2.11.9.2 and 3.0.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the db parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-6942 and CVE-2007-5977.

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## References

- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00908.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-32.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32449
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46136
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497815/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2943
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4516
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31928
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32482
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00925.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32531

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