Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpPgAdmin 3.5 to 4.1.1, and possibly 4.1.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scr
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpPgAdmin 3.5 to 4.1.1, and possibly 4.1.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via certain input available in PHP_SELF in (1) redirect.php, possibly related to (2) login.php, different vectors than CVE-2007-2865.
- Published
- Oct 30, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 14.6% · 97th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 14.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| phppgadmin | phppgadmin | cpe:2.3:a:phppgadmin:phppgadmin |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- phppgadmin phppgadmin3.5
- phppgadmin phppgadmin3.5.2
- phppgadmin phppgadmin3.5.3
- phppgadmin phppgadmin4.1.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | phppgadmin | before 4.1.3-0.1 | 4.1.3-0.1 |
| Debian:4.0 | phppgadmin | before 4.0.1-3.1etch1 | 4.0.1-3.1etch1 |
Same product
phppgadmin: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2007-2865Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in sqledit.php in phpPgAdmin 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML v39Monitor
- CVE-2001-0479Directory traversal vulnerability in phpPgAdmin 2.2.1 and earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ..32Monitor
- CVE-2008-5587Directory traversal vulnerability in libraries/lib.inc.php in phpPgAdmin 4.2.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote 21Monitor
- CVE-2005-2256Encoded directory traversal vulnerability in phpPgAdmin 3.1 to 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via "%2e%2e%2f" (enco21Monitor
- CVE-2011-3598Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpPgAdmin before 5.0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:phppgadmin | 4.1.3-0.1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2007-05-25 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2007-5728 | — |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-159 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+6910 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- osvdb.org/36699
- secunia.com/advisories/25446
- secunia.com/advisories/27756
- secunia.com/advisories/33263
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1693
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_24_sr.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34550
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.