CVE-2007-5977 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2007-5977: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in db_create.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.2.1 allows remote authenticated users with CREATE DATABASE privileges to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a hex-encoded IMG element in the db parameter in a POST request, a different vulnerability than CVE-200

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2007-5977 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:2.11.2.1-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:2.11.2.1-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

phpmyadmin→ fixed in4:2.11.2.1-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y phpmyadmin
```

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