CVE-2011-4107
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 12.7%EU EUVD
The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.5 (v3.1)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-611
- EPSS score
- 12.7% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-4880)
- Published
- November 17, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-4880 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / debian linux
- fedoraproject / fedora
- fedoraproject / fedora
- fedoraproject / fedora
- phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069625.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069635.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069649.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://osvdb.org/76798(Broken Link)
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/106511/phpmyadmin-fileread.txt(Broken Link, Exploit)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Nov/21(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46447(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8533(Broken Link)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2391(Mailing List)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:198(Broken Link)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/3(Mailing List)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/5(Mailing List)
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-17.php(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50497(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.wooyun.org/bugs/wooyun-2010-03185(Broken Link, Exploit)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751112(Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71108(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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