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CVE-2011-4107

phpMyAdmin vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection attack

6.5 MediumPublic exploitFix available

CVE-2011-4107 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Phpmyadmin, published November 17, 2011. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.7%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.4.7.1.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
12.7%EPSS, 96th percentile
Exploitation
None known2 public exploits
Fixed in
3.4.7.1phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin +6 more

Description

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

12.7%Down 24.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
Packagist
3.4.0 up to 3.4.7.1
3.4.7.1
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
Packagist
3.3.0 up to 3.3.10.5
3.3.10.5
phpmyadmin
Debian:12
before 4:3.4.7.1-1
4:3.4.7.1-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:13
before 4:3.4.7.1-1
4:3.4.7.1-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:14
before 4:3.4.7.1-1
4:3.4.7.1-1
phpmyadmin
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 4:3.3.7-7, plus listed versions
4:3.3.7-34:3.3.7-54:3.3.7-6
4:3.3.7-7
phpMyAdmin
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 124 CVEs
before 4.6.5.2-1.1
4.6.5.2-1.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBphpMyAdmin 3.3.x/3.4.x - Local File Inclusion via XML External Entity Injection (Metasploit)2012-01-14
PoC in GitHubSECFORCE/CVE-2011-41072017-04-19

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.5

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Record
CVE-2011-4107
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Record
CVE-2011-4107
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4880No score

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Record
EUVD-2022-4880
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q4mm-89q2-xffg6.5

phpMyAdmin vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection attack

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Record
GHSA-q4mm-89q2-xffg
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200, CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV6.5

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Record
CVE-2011-4107
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-41076.5

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4107
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q4mm-89q2-xffg6.5

phpMyAdmin vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection attack

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Record
GHSA-q4mm-89q2-xffg
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200, CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1No 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

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