CVE-2014-8960 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14…
published 2014-11-30 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8787
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename.
Patch / fix
- phpmyadmin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4:4.2.12-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8960
- 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-2014-8960 updated cvss 3.5
phpMyAdmin: XSS vulnerability in error reporting functionality (PMASA-2014-15)
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/9364e2eee5681681caf7205c0933bc18af11e233 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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github.com
/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/9364e2eee5681681caf7205c0933bc18af11e233
exploit
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201505-03
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00017.html
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:228
vendor-advisory
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phpmyadmin.net
/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-15.php
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/71244
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-8960
- NVD CVE-2014-8960
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