CVE-2011-4107

Exp

The simplexml_load_string function in the XML import plug-in (libraries/import/xml.php) in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.7.1 and 3.3.x before 3.3.10.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

Published: 2011-11-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-4107 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.85%, 96th percentile). 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-4107

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18371 exploit_db edb 2012-01-14 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4107

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 12.43% 12.85% +0.42%
2 2026-03-06 12.60% 12.43% -0.16%
3 2025-10-08 — 12.60% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-4107

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-4107

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2011-4107

GHSA-q4mm-89q2-xffg · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: composer — phpMyAdmin vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection attack

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-4107

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2011-4107 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (phpmyadmin), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4107
gentoo high CVE-2011-4107: 1 GLSA(s) (201201-01), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/phpmyadmin); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-4107
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-4107 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phpmyadmin), 10 status rows across 10 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): ignored 5, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-4107

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-4107

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin >= 3.3.0.0, < 3.3.10.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin >= 3.4.0.0, < 3.4.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 14 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 15 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 16 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-4107

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069625.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069635.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069649.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/76798 Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/106511/phpmyadmin-fileread.txt Broken Link Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Nov/21 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46447 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8533 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2391 Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:198 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/3 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/03/5 Mailing List
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-17.php Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50497 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.wooyun.org/bugs/wooyun-2010-03185 Broken Link Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751112 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71108 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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