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CVE-2018-7260

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-7260 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in phpMyAdmin versions prior to 4.7.8, specifically within the db_central_columns.php component. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML through a crafted URL. The vulnerability carries a medium severity CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. While exploit intelligence shows no public Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there is also no community discussion or media coverage suggesting active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0162 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 15,239 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 (2)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpmyadmin/phpmyadminFixed in: 4.7.8
github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-gqmj-f46x-wqhwmedium

phpMyAdmin Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in central columns feature

May 14, 2022

References

github.com / phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d2886a3
PatchVendor Advisory
udiniya.wordpress.com / 2018/02/21/a-tale-of-stealing-session-cookie-in-phpmyadmin
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
phpmyadmin.net / security/PMASA-2018-1
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103099
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry