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title: "CVE-2010-4480\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2010-4480

Publication date 8 December 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

error.php in PhpMyAdmin 3.3.8.1, and other versions before 3.4.0-beta1,
allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a
crafted BBcode tag containing "@" characters, as demonstrated using
"[a@url@page]".

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 4:3.3.7-3build0.10.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 4:3.3.2-1ubuntu1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 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)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4480)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4480)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-4480)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4480)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4480>