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title: "CVE-2006-5718\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-5718?format=md
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# CVE-2006-5718

Publication date 4 November 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in error.php in phpMyAdmin 2.6.4
through 2.9.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or
HTML via UTF-7 or US-ASCII encoded characters, which are injected into an
error message, as demonstrated by a request with a utf7 charset parameter
accompanied by UTF-7 data.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-5718?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 7.04 feisty | Not affected |
| 6.10 edgy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [fujitsu](https://launchpad.net/~fujitsu)

PMASA-2006-6

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5718)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5718)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-5718)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5718)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5718>