CVE-2005-0992

phpMyAdmin - Cross-Site Scripting via convcharset Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0992. PoCs published by Oriol Torrent Santiago.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin versions prior to 2.6.2-rc1. The vulnerability is triggered by injecting malicious JavaScript code into the 'convcharset' parameter, which is not properly sanitized.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.6.2-rc1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the convcharset parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Oriol Torrent Santiago · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25330

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin versions prior to 2.6.2-rc1. The vulnerability is triggered by injecting malicious JavaScript code into the 'convcharset' parameter, which is not properly sanitized.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyAdmin < 2.6.2-rc1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable phpMyAdmin instance
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111264361622660&w=2
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12982
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/14799
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.arrelnet.com/advisories/adv20050403.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19940
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-08.xml

Scores

EPSS 0.0450
EPSS Percentile 90.4%

Details

Status published
Products (42)
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.0
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.0.1
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.0.2
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.0.3
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.0.4
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.0.5
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.1
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.1.1
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.1.2
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.2
... and 32 more
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026