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Vulnerability details: VCID-ywx4-k59s-kyfw
Vulnerability ID VCID-ywx4-k59s-kyfw
Aliases CVE-2018-12581
GHSA-vxj6-pm6r-23hq
Summary An issue was discovered in js/designer/move.js in phpMyAdmin before 4.8.2. A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability has been found where an attacker can use a crafted database name to trigger an XSS attack when that database is referenced from the Designer 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 0.00527 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00527 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00527 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
epss 0.00764 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxj6-pm6r-23hq
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/6943fff87324bd54c3a37a5160a5fb77498c355e
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/6943fff87324bd54c3a37a5160a5fb77498c355e
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12581
cvssv3 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12581
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12581
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12581
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210124181711/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104530
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20210124181711/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104530
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210413204012/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041187
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20210413204012/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041187
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-3
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-3
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12581
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12581
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/6943fff87324bd54c3a37a5160a5fb77498c355e
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12581
https://web.archive.org/web/20210124181711/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104530
https://web.archive.org/web/20210413204012/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041187
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-3
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-3/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104530
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041187
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-vxj6-pm6r-23hq https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxj6-pm6r-23hq
USN-USN-4843-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4843-1/
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/phpmyadmin/commit/6943fff87324bd54c3a37a5160a5fb77498c355e
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

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12581
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

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
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-2018-12581
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

none

high

low

none

high

low

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-2018-12581
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

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20210124181711/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104530
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

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20210413204012/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041187
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

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
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-2018-3
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

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.6633
EPSS Score 0.00527
Published At Aug. 1, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:28:56.281304+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/edge/community.json 37.0.0