CVE-2014-1879

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote...

3.5 LowFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename in an import action.

Exploit likelihood

0.97%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.5

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename in an import action.

Record: CVE-2014-1879
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename in an import action.

Record: CVE-2014-1879
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-1941 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename in an import action.

Record: EUVD-2014-1941
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6m6g-jfj8-2gh7 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename in an import action.

Record: GHSA-6m6g-jfj8-2gh7
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename in an import action.

Record: CVE-2014-1879
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-1879 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename in an import action.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1879
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2014-0099 No score

Updated phpseclib and phpmyadmin packages fix security vulnerability

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename in an import action (CVE-2014-1879).

This upgrade provides the latest phpmyadmin version (4.1.8) to address this vulnerability.

Additionally the phpseclib package has been added in Mageia 3 and updated in Mageia 4, due to new dependencies.

Record: MGASA-2014-0099
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1 No score

phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-1879 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename in an import action.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1879
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

phpmyadmin

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`phpmyadmin` Debian:12	before 4:4.1.7-1	4:4.1.7-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:13	before 4:4.1.7-1	4:4.1.7-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:14	before 4:4.1.7-1	4:4.1.7-1
`phpmyadmin` Debian:7 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u1, plus listed versions 4:3.4.11.1-2	4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u1
`phpseclib` Mageia:3	before 0.3.5-1.mga3	0.3.5-1.mga3
`phpmyadmin` Mageia:3	before 4.1.8-1.mga3	4.1.8-1.mga3
`phpseclib` Mageia:4	before 0.3.5-1.mga4	0.3.5-1.mga4
`phpmyadmin` Mageia:4	before 4.1.8-1.mga4	4.1.8-1.mga4
`phpmyadmin` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:4.0.6-14:4.0.8-14:4.0.9-14:4.0.10-14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1 Show 4 moreShow less 4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm14:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm24:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm34:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4	None known
`phpMyAdmin` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 124 CVEs	before 4.6.5.2-1.1	4.6.5.2-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
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-2014-1879 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Phpmyadmin, published February 20, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 4:4.1.7-1.

References

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