CVE-2021-46709
phpLiteAdmin through 1.9.8.2 allows XSS via the index.php newRows parameter (aka num or number).
phpLiteAdmin through 1.9.8.2 allows XSS via the index.php newRows parameter (aka num or number).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
phpLiteAdmin through 1.9.8.2 allows XSS via the index.php newRows parameter (aka num or number).
- Record
CVE-2021-46709- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - 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
phpLiteAdmin through 1.9.8.2 allows XSS via the index.php newRows parameter (aka num or number).
- Record
CVE-2021-46709- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-33366 No score
phpLiteAdmin through 1.9.8.2 allows XSS via the index.php newRows parameter (aka num or number).
- Record
EUVD-2021-33366- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4mj-5mhx-qwm3
6.1
phpLiteAdmin through 1.9.8.2 allows XSS via the index.php newRows parameter (aka num or number).
phpLiteAdmin through 1.9.8.2 allows XSS via the index.php newRows parameter (aka num or number).
- Record
GHSA-x4mj-5mhx-qwm3- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
phpLiteAdmin through 1.9.8.2 allows XSS via the index.php newRows parameter (aka num or number).
- Record
CVE-2021-46709- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-46709
6.1
phpLiteAdmin through 1.9.8.2 allows XSS via the index.php newRows parameter (aka num or number).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46709- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46709
6.1
phpLiteAdmin through 1.9.8.2 allows XSS via the index.php newRows parameter (aka num or number).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46709- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5552-1 No score
phpliteadmin vulnerability
It was discovered that phpLiteAdmin incorrectly handled certain GET requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
- Record
USN-5552-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpliteadminDebian:12 |
before 1.9.8.2-2 | 1.9.8.2-2 |
phpliteadminDebian:13 |
before 1.9.8.2-2 | 1.9.8.2-2 |
phpliteadminDebian:14 |
before 1.9.8.2-2 | 1.9.8.2-2 |
phpliteadminUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 1.9.7.1-1ubuntu0.3, plus listed versions 1.9.7.1-11.9.7.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
1.9.7.1-1ubuntu0.3 |
phpliteadminUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 1.9.8.2-1ubuntu0.20.04.1, plus listed versions 1.9.7.1-21.9.8.2-1 |
1.9.8.2-1ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-46709 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Phpliteadmin, published March 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in phpliteadmin 1.9.8.2-2.
References
bitbucket.org/phpliteadmin/public/issues/399/xss-vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46709
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4mj-5mhx-qwm3
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-46709
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-46709
bitbucket.org/phpliteadmin/public/pull-requests/16/fix-an-xss-vulnerability-with-the-newrows
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5552-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46709