# CVE-2018-7260: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in db\_central\_columns.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.7.8 allows remote authenticated users to inject ar

- Also known as: GHSA-GQMJ-F46X-WQHW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.7.8
- Published: 2018-02-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): fixed in 4.7.8

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in db_central_columns.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.7.8 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin, upgrade to a fixed version (4.7.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://udiniya.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/a-tale-of-stealing-session-cookie-in-phpmyadmin/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103099
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-1/
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d2886a3

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