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CVE-2014-5274 is an authenticated cross-site scripting flaw in phpMyAdmin. A logged-in user could create a crafted database view name that causes script or HTML to run in another user’s browser on the view operations page. Exposure is limited to environments still running the affected phpMyAdmin branches. Because exploitation requires authentication, the main risk is malicious insiders, compromised phpMyAdmin accounts, or shared admin environments. Treat as a legacy exposure cleanup item. It is not sourced as actively exploited, but any affected phpMyAdmin instance is outdated and can expose database administration sessions to browser-based compromise. Mitigation focus: Upgrade phpMyAdmin 4.1.x to 4.1.14.3 or later.; Upgrade phpMyAdmin 4.2.x to 4.2.7.1 or later.; Review PMASA-2014-9 and relevant distribution advisories..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0cd293f5e13aa245e4a57b8d373597cc0e421b6fCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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