Release Date: November 5, 2014
Component Type: Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation.
Affected Versions: 4.18.0, 4.18.1, 4.18.2 and 4.18.3
Vulnerability Type: XSS
Severity: Low
Suggested CVSS v2.0: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:ND/RL:O/RC:C
References: PMASA-2014-11
Related CVE: CVE-2014-7217
Problem Description: Crafted database content can trigger XSS in table search and table structure pages.
Solution: An updated version 4.18.4 is available from the TYPO3 extension manager and at http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/phpmyadmin/4.18.4/t3x/. Users of the extension are advised to update the extension as soon as possible.
Credits: The vendor of the phpMyAdmin upstream software credits Ashutosh Dhundhara. Thanks to Andreas Beutel for providing a TYPO3 extension package with an updated phpMyAdmin version.
General advice: Follow the recommendations that are given in the TYPO3 Security Guide. Please subscribe to the typo3-announce mailing list to receive future Security Bulletins via E-mail.