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CVE-2011-4107

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.12434
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
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Affected Products & Versions

4
phpmyadmin>= 3.3.0.0 and < 3.3.10.5
phpmyadmin>= 3.4.0.0 and < 3.4.7.1
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin MEDIUM fixed in 3.4.7.1
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Public Exploits & PoCs

4
webappsphpMyAdmin 3.3.x/3.4.x - Local File Inclusion via XML External Entity Injection (Metasploit)2012-01-14
pocpacketstormsecurity.org · phpmyadmin-fileread.txtpacketstormsecurity.org
pocwww.wooyun.org · wooyun-2010-03185www.wooyun.org
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=751112bugzilla.redhat.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD17 Nov 2011 · 07:55 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1
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References & Sources

14
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069625.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069635.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069649.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/76798Broken Link
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Nov/21ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46447Broken LinkVendor Advisory
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