Is CVE-2014-8958 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8958 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8958?

CVE-2014-8958 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-8958

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.6, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted (1) database, (2) table, or (3) column name that is improperly handled during rendering of the table browse page; a crafted ENUM value that is improperly handled during rendering of the (4) table print view or (5) zoom search page; or (6) a crafted pma_fontsize cookie that is improperly handled during rendering of the home page.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 2.4% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-8785)
Published: November 30, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8785 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00017.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3382
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:228
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-13.php(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71243
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1bc04ec95038f2356ad33752090001bf1c047208(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2a3b7393d1d5a8ba0543699df94a08a0f5728fe0(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2ffdbf2d7daa0b92541d8b754e2afac555d3ed21(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d32da348c4de2379482a48661ce968a55eebe5c4(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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