phpMyAdmin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via pageNumber value

published 2013-07-30 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-p632-5w74-x8xx , EUVD-2022-4691

cvss: 3.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/schema/Export_Relation_Schema.class.php in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8.2 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted pageNumber value to schema_export.php.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 2

packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.8.2, 4.0.4.2

debian opensuse

phpmyadmin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4:4.0.4.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-5002

phpMyAdmin openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.6.5.2-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-5002 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 4.3

phpMyAdmin: XSS due to unescaped HTML in schema export (PMASA-2013-14)

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin	>=3.5, <3.5.8.2 >=4.0, <4.0.4.2	3.5.8.2 4.0.4.2

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

phpmyadmin.net /home_page/security/PMASA-2013-14.php
web, vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/59832
third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/61516
vdb-entry
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5002
advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-5002
GitHub Advisory GHSA-p632-5w74-x8xx
NVD CVE-2013-5002

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Summary