CVE-2024-5415
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability have been discovered in PhpMyBackupPro affecting version 2.3 that could allow an attacker to execute XSS through /phpmybackuppro/backup.php, 'comments' and 'db' parameters. This vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to create a specially crafted URL and send it to a victim to retrieve their session details.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePhpMyBackupPro 2.3 contains a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the backup.php script. The 'comments' and 'db' parameters are not properly sanitized before being reflected in the HTML output, allowing an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript. This can be exploited by tricking a victim into clicking a specially crafted URL, enabling session hijacking through stolen session cookies or other session data.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate PhpMyBackupPro installationSearch web root directories for the 'phpMyBackupPro' or 'pmbackup' folder, or check for 'backup.php' file. Common paths include /phpMyBackupPro/, /pmbackup/, or subdirectories under web root.Affected if The application is found on the server at any accessible web path.
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Identify installed versionOpen the file 'version.php' in the PhpMyBackupPro directory, or check the footer/login page source for a version string. The version may also be in a config or README file.Affected if The version is exactly 2.3 (or falls within the 2.3.x line if broader ranges are later identified).
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Verify backup.php exists and is accessibleAccess the backup.php script via HTTP/HTTPS at the identified path, for example: http://example.com/phpMyBackupPro/backup.phpAffected if The script loads without returning a 404 or access denied error.
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Check for reflected parameters in outputSend a request to backup.php with test values in the vulnerable parameters, for example: backup.php?comments=test&db=test. View the page source and search for the exact string 'test' to see if it is reflected without encoding.Affected if The parameter values appear unescaped in the HTML output, indicating lack of output encoding.
If PhpMyBackupPro version 2.3 is installed with backup.php accessible and the 'comments' or 'db' parameters reflect user input unescaped in HTML, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2024-5415.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper input validation and output encoding for the 'comments' and 'db' parameters in backup.php. Additionally, set HttpOnly and Secure flags on session cookies to prevent JavaScript access. Upgrade to any available patched version of PhpMyBackupPro.
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