Arch Linux alert ASA-201802-11 (phpmyadmin)

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Levente Polyak <anthraxx@archlinux.org> 
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arch-security@archlinux.org 
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[ASA-201802-11] phpmyadmin: cross-site scripting 
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Sat, 24 Feb 2018 01:44:25 +0100
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201802-11
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Severity: Medium
Date    : 2018-02-23
CVE-ID  : CVE-2018-7260
Package : phpmyadmin
Type    : cross-site scripting
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-630

Summary
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The package phpmyadmin before version 4.7.8-1 is vulnerable to cross-
site scripting.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 4.7.8-1.

# pacman -Syu "phpmyadmin>=4.7.8-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 4.7.8.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in db_central_columns.php in
phpMyAdmin before 4.7.8 allows remote authenticated users to inject
arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

Impact
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A remote authenticated attacker is able to inject arbitrary javascript
via a crafted URL.

References
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https://udiniya.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/a-tale-of-steali...
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2018-1/
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d2886a3e8...
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-7260