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CVE-2014-8960

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting...

3.5 LowFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename.

Exploit likelihood

1.64%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.5

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename.

Record
CVE-2014-8960
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 libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename.

Record
CVE-2014-8960
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8787 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename.

Record
EUVD-2014-8787
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mj57-whgp-4577 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename.

Record
GHSA-mj57-whgp-4577
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename.

Record
CVE-2014-8960
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8960 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8960
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0495 No score

Updated phpmyadmin packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated phpmyadmin package fixes security vulnerabilities:

In phpMyAdmin before 4.1.14.7, with a crafted database, table or column name it is possible to trigger an XSS attack in the table browse page, with a crafted ENUM value it is possible to trigger XSS attacks in the table print view and zoom search pages, and with a crafted value for font size it is possible to trigger an XSS attack in the home page (CVE-2014-8958).

In phpMyAdmin before 4.1.14.7, in the GIS editor feature, a parameter specifying the geometry type was not correcly validated, opening the door to a local file inclusion attack (CVE-2014-8959).

In phpMyAdmin before 4.1.14.7, with a crafted file name it is possible to trigger an XSS in the error reporting page (CVE-2014-8960).

In phpMyAdmin before 4.1.14.7, in the error reporting feature, a parameter specifying the file was not correctly validated, allowing the attacker to derive the line count of an arbitrary file (CVE-2014-8961).

Record
MGASA-2014-0495
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-2014-8960 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8960
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
phpmyadmin
Debian:12
 before 4:4.2.12-1
4:4.2.12-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:13
 before 4:4.2.12-1
4:4.2.12-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:14
 before 4:4.2.12-1
4:4.2.12-1
phpmyadmin
Mageia:3
 before 4.1.14.7-1.mga3
4.1.14.7-1.mga3
phpmyadmin
Mageia:4
 before 4.1.14.7-1.mga4
4.1.14.7-1.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
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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
 before 4.6.5.2-1.1
4.6.5.2-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2014-8960 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Phpmyadmin, published November 26, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin 4:4.2.12-1.

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