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phpMyAdmin error.php BBcode Tag XSS (PMASA-2010-9)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 51425
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is prone to a cross- site scripting attack.Description
The version of phpMyAdmin fails to validate BBcode tags in user input to the 'error' parameter of the 'error.php' script before using it to generate dynamic HTML.An attacker may be able to leverage this issue to inject arbitrary HTML or script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site. For example, this could be used to cause a page with arbitrary text and a link to an external site to be displayed.
Solution
Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 3.4.0-beta1 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 51425
File Name: phpmyadmin_pmasa_2010_9.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 1/6/2011
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin
Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/phpMyAdmin
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/6/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-4480
BID: 45633