CVE-2007-5386

phpMyAdmin 2.11.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Query String

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-5386. PoCs published by Omer Singer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.11.1 by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code via the URL parameter in the setup.php script. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient input sanitization.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scripts/setup.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.1, when accessed by a browser that does not URL-encode requests, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Omer Singer · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30653

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.11.1 by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code via the URL parameter in the setup.php script. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient input sanitization.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpMyAdmin 2.11.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target phpMyAdmin setup.php script
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (17)

Core 17
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27173
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27506
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37077
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1403
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482339/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/37678
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:199
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27595
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333661
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26020
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3469

Scores

EPSS 0.0333
EPSS Percentile 87.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 2.11.1
Published Oct 12, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026