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title: "CVE-2008-4326\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-4326

Publication date 30 September 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

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

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## Description

The PMA\_escapeJsString function in libraries/js\_escape.lib.php in
phpMyAdmin before 2.11.9.2, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote
attackers to bypass cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanisms and
conduct XSS attacks via a NUL byte inside a "</script" sequence.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 4:2.11.8.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 4:2.11.3-1ubuntu1.2 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4326?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | * Upstream:   <http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/MAINT_2_11_9/phpMyAdmin/libraries/js_escape.lib.php?view=patch&r1=11514&r2=11603&pathrev=11603> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4326)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4326)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-4326)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4326)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4326>