CVE-2010-4480
error.php in PhpMyAdmin 3.3.8.1, and other versions before 3.4.0-beta1, allows remote attackers...
error.php in PhpMyAdmin 3.3.8.1, and other versions before 3.4.0-beta1, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted BBcode tag containing "@" characters, as demonstrated using "[a@url@page]".
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
error.php in PhpMyAdmin 3.3.8.1, and other versions before 3.4.0-beta1, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted BBcode tag containing "@" characters, as demonstrated using "[a@url@page]".
- Record
CVE-2010-4480- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
error.php in PhpMyAdmin 3.3.8.1, and other versions before 3.4.0-beta1, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted BBcode tag containing "@" characters, as demonstrated using "[a@url@page]".
- Record
CVE-2010-4480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4448 No score
error.php in PhpMyAdmin 3.3.8.1, and other versions before 3.4.0-beta1, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted BBcode tag containing "@" characters, as demonstrated using "[a@url@page]".
- Record
EUVD-2010-4448- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r7cq-qp4v-9qxv No score
error.php in PhpMyAdmin 3.3.8.1, and other versions before 3.4.0-beta1, allows remote attackers...
error.php in PhpMyAdmin 3.3.8.1, and other versions before 3.4.0-beta1, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted BBcode tag containing "@" characters, as demonstrated using "[a@url@page]".
- Record
GHSA-r7cq-qp4v-9qxv- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
error.php in PhpMyAdmin 3.3.8.1, and other versions before 3.4.0-beta1, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted BBcode tag containing "@" characters, as demonstrated using "[a@url@page]".
- Record
CVE-2010-4480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4480 No score
error.php in PhpMyAdmin 3.3.8.1, and other versions before 3.4.0-beta1, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted BBcode tag containing "@" characters, as demonstrated using "[a@url@page]".
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpmyadminDebian:12 |
before 4:3.3.7-3 | 4:3.3.7-3 |
phpmyadminDebian:13 |
before 4:3.3.7-3 | 4:3.3.7-3 |
phpmyadminDebian:14 |
before 4:3.3.7-3 | 4:3.3.7-3 |
phpmyadminDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 4:2.11.8.1-5+lenny7, plus listed versions 4:2.11.8.1-54:2.11.8.1-5+lenny14:2.11.8.1-5+lenny34:2.11.8.1-5+lenny44:2.11.8.1-5+lenny54:2.11.8.1-5+lenny6 |
4:2.11.8.1-5+lenny7 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | phpMyAdmin - Client-Side Code Injection / Redirect Link Falsification | 2010-12-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-4480 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Phpmyadmin, published December 8, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.83%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 4:3.3.7-3.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0027
securityfocus.com/bid/45633
secunia.com/advisories/42485
debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2139
exploit-db.com/exploits/15699