(ok 2.11.1.1) XSS in setup.php

exploit:

setup.php?>'"><script>alert('xss');</script>

reason:

$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] is not escaped before printed out

solution:

add htmlspecialchars()

original report:

Security team-

In the course of assessing one of our clients, I discovered a XSS flaw in the setup.php page of phpMyAdmin. More information is provided in the advisory below. Please confirm that you have received this.

The DigiTrust Group Advisory 071009a: phpMyAdmin

Product:
phpMyAdmin 2.11.1

Credits:
Omer Singer
The DigiTrust Group
http://www.digitrustgroup.com
October 9, 2007

Risk Level:
MEDIUM - Vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.

Program Summary:
phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web. http://www.phpmyadmin.net/

Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability:

http://target-domain.com/phpMyAdmin-2.11.1/scripts/setup.php?>'"><script>alert('xss');</script>

Vendor Response:
In progress.

Vendor Solution:
n/a.

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