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CVE-2012-5368

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-5368 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.3. This flaw arises because the application retrieves JavaScript code over an unencrypted HTTP session from phpmyadmin.net, making it susceptible to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity leading to a partial impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0135 is in the 39th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (2)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpmyadmin/phpmyadminFixed in: 3.5.3
github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-xpxp-v33m-5jp9medium

phpMyAdmin Unsafe Fetching of Javascript Code

May 17, 2022

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00033.html
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/50edafc0884aa15d0a1aa178089ac6a1ad2eb18a
Patch
github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/a547f3d3e2cf36c6a904fa3e053fd8bddd3fbbb0
Patch
phpmyadmin.net / home_page/security/PMASA-2012-7.php
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/55939