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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-4579 · published 21 August 2012

CVE-2012-4579: Phpmyadmin cross-site scripting vulnerability

Phpmyadmin · Phpmyadmin

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.2.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Table Operations (1) TRUNCATE or (2) DROP link for a crafted table name, (3) the Add Trigger popup within a Triggers page that references crafted table names, (4) an invalid trigger-creation attempt for a crafted table name, (5) crafted data in a table, or (6) a crafted tooltip label name during GIS data visualization, a different issue than CVE-2012-4345.

3.5 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.82% · top 44.4% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
3.5CVSS 2.0 base score
0.82%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.2.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Table Operations (1) TRUNCATE or (2) DROP link for a crafted table name, (3) the Add Trigger popup within a Triggers page that references crafted table names, (4) an invalid trigger-creation attempt for a crafted table name, (5) crafted data in a table, or (6) a crafted tooltip label name during GIS data visualization, a different issue than CVE-2012-4345.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-4.php PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-4.php PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-4579), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-30). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.