CVE-2007-5977 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin versions prior to 2.11.2.1, specifically within the db_create.php component. This flaw allows authenticated users with CREATE DATABASE privileges to inject malicious web scripts or HTML through a hex-encoded IMG element in the 'db' parameter. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.5, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring user authentication, with a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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