phpMyAdmin 'url.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability - Dec14

Summary
This host is installed with phpMyAdmin and is prone to cross-site scripting(XSS) vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in the context of an affected site. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 4.2.13.1 or later. For updates refer to http://www.phpmyadmin.net
Insight
Input passed via the 'url' parameter to url.php script is not validated before returning it to users.
Affected
phpMyAdmin 4.2.x versions before 4.2.13.1
Detection
Send a crafted data via HTTP GET request and check whether it is able to read cookie or not.
References