# CVE-2012-4579: phpMyAdmin Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-4579-phpmyadmin-multiple-xss-vulnerabilities  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2012-4579 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-17

phpMyAdmin Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities

Technologies: [phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/phpmyadmin-phpmyadmin). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2012-4579 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-4579 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2012-4579?** Informational severity, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.5,fixed=3.5.2.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2012-4579?** Yes. phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): upgrade to 3.5.2.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2012-4579?** Check whether you run phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): upgrade to 3.5.2.2 or later

  ```sh
  composer require phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:^3.5.2.2
  ```


## Affected products

- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.5,fixed=3.5.2.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2012-4579
- GHSA-q7v2-w38r-pv7v

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