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title: "CVE-2011-4107\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-4107

Publication date 17 November 2011

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-4107?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | 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)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4107)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4107)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-4107)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4107)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4107>