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CVE-2012-4579

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4579 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before version 3.5.2.2. These flaws allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through various crafted inputs, including table names, trigger creation attempts, and GIS data visualization. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.5, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity requiring authentication, leading to potential information disclosure (C:N/I:P/A:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.5LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
53.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0082 is in the 23rd percentile among its peer group of 1,637 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpmyadmin/phpmyadminFixed in: 3.5.2.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-q7v2-w38r-pv7vlow

phpMyAdmin Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities

May 17, 2022

References

phpmyadmin.net / home_page/security/PMASA-2012-4.php
PatchVendor Advisory