Vulnerability · Published Feb 13, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-25727
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in the phpmyadmin package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In phpMyAdmin before 4.9.11 and 5.x before 5.2.1, an authenticated user can trigger XSS by uploading a crafted .sql file through the drag-and-drop interface.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | phpmyadmin | 4:5.2.1+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25727 |
| Debian:13 | phpmyadmin | 4:5.2.1+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25727 |
| Debian:14 | phpmyadmin | 4:5.2.1+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25727 |
| Packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | 4.9.11 | GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh |
| Packagist | phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | 5.2.1 | GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25727 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25727 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25727 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25727 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | phpmyadmin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25727 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N