CVE-2005-0543

phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 4 public exploits for CVE-2005-0543. PoCs published by Maksymilian Arciemowicz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin due to insufficient input sanitization. It includes a sample URL demonstrating the vulnerability but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via (1) the strServer, cfg[BgcolorOne], or strServerChoice parameters in select_server.lib.php, (2) the bg_color or row_no parameters in display_tbl_links.lib.php, the left_font_family parameter in theme_left.css.php, or the right_font_family parameter in theme_right.css.php.

Exploits (4)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Maksymilian Arciemowicz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25155

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin due to insufficient input sanitization. It includes a sample URL demonstrating the vulnerability but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: phpMyAdmin (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable phpMyAdmin instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Maksymilian Arciemowicz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25154

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin due to insufficient input sanitization. It includes a sample URL demonstrating the vulnerability but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: phpMyAdmin (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable phpMyAdmin instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Maksymilian Arciemowicz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25152

This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin due to insufficient input sanitization. The PoC provides URLs with crafted parameters that inject arbitrary script code into dynamically generated web content.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyAdmin (versions affected by CVE-2005-0543)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable phpMyAdmin instance · Ability to craft malicious URLs
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Maksymilian Arciemowicz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25153

This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin due to insufficient input sanitization. The PoC provides URLs with injected script code that executes in the context of a user's browser session.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyAdmin (versions affected by CVE-2005-0543)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable phpMyAdmin instance · Victim interaction to trigger the XSS payload
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/14382
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19462
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12644
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-07.xml
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110929725801154&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0396
EPSS Percentile 89.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (4)
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.6.0_pl2
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.6.0_pl3
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.6.1
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.6.1_rc1
Published Feb 24, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026