Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in error.php in phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 through 2.9.0.2…
Priority LOW 23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in error.php in phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 through 2.9.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 or US-ASCII encoded characters, which are injected into an error message, as demonstrated by a request with a utf7 charset parameter accompanied by UTF-7 data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01681 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.4_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.4_pl1 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.4_pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.4_pl3 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.4_pl4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.4_pl4 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.4_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.4_rc1 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.7.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.0_beta1 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.7_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7_pl1 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.1 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.2 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.3 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.4_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.4_pl1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.4_pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.4_pl3 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.4_pl4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.4_pl4 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.4_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.4_rc1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.7.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0_beta1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.7_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7_pl1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.3 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.4 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.1 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.2 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.9_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9_rc1 | Vulnerable | phpMyAdmin |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.4 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.2 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.9_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9_rc1 Vulnerable ·phpMyAdmin
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5718
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-553h-m986-4mxc
References
More Phpmyadmin vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01092 Static code injection vulnerability in setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.9.5 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-09056 An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 4.8.x before 4.8.2, in which an attacker can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-14341 SQL Injection vulnerability in function getTableCreationQuery in CreateAddField.php in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04978 phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-16362 An issue was discovered in SearchController in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.6 and 5.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-04350 phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2, as distributed by the cdnetworks-kr-1 mirror during an unspecified… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2006-5718 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5718 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-553h-m986-4mxc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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