CVE-2008-2960

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.7, when register_globals is...

2.6 LowFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.7, when register_globals is enabled and .htaccess support is disabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving scripts in libraries/.

Exploit likelihood

1.60%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.6

Record: CVE-2008-2960
CVSS 2.0: 2.6 LowAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-2960
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2950 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-2950
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v74x-h8vc-p3j5 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.7, when register_globals is...

Record: GHSA-v74x-h8vc-p3j5
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-2960
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-2960 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2960
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

phpmyadmin

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`phpmyadmin` Debian:12	before 4:2.11.7~rc2-1	4:2.11.7~rc2-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:13	before 4:2.11.7~rc2-1	4:2.11.7~rc2-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:14	before 4:2.11.7~rc2-1	4:2.11.7~rc2-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2960 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Phpmyadmin, published July 2, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.60%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 4:2.11.7~rc2-1.

References

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