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Vulnerability details: VCID-x6kp-twsq-hbd9
Vulnerability ID VCID-x6kp-twsq-hbd9
Aliases CVE-2018-15605
GHSA-c958-4j9x-q7w4
Summary phpMyAdmin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in the import dialog An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.3. A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability has been found where an attacker can use a crafted file to manipulate an authenticated user who loads that file through the import feature.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
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epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00548 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00551 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
epss 0.00551 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c958-4j9x-q7w4
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/00d90b3ae415b31338f76263359467a9fbebd0a1
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/00d90b3ae415b31338f76263359467a9fbebd0a1
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15605
cvssv3 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15605
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15605
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15605
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-5
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-5
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105168
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105168
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041548
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041548
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-15605
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/00d90b3ae415b31338f76263359467a9fbebd0a1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15605
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-5
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-5/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105168
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041548
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-c958-4j9x-q7w4 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c958-4j9x-q7w4
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

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none

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unchanged

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/00d90b3ae415b31338f76263359467a9fbebd0a1
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15605
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15605
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

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required

unchanged

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low

none

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none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15605
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

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high

low

none

high

low

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high

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-5
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

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high

low

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low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105168
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

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none

required

unchanged

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low

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high

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041548
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

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high

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.66892
EPSS Score 0.00548
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:09:01.660044+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-c958-4j9x-q7w4/GHSA-c958-4j9x-q7w4.json 37.0.0