Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the relational schema implementation in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.3.2 allow remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in an export type field, related to (1) libraries/schema/User_Schema.class.php and (2) schema_export.php.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the relational schema implementation in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x
    before 3.4.3.2 allow remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory
    traversal sequences in an export type field, related to (1) libraries/schema/User_Schema.class.php and (2)
    schema_export.php. (CVE-2011-2718)

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201201-01 (phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin. Please       review the CVE identifiers and phpMyAdmin Security Advisories referenced       below for details.
  Impact :

    Remote attackers might be able to insert and execute PHP code, include       and execute local PHP files, or perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)       attacks via various vectors.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Changes for 3.4.3.2 (2011-07-23)

  - [PMASA-2011-9] XSS in table Print view     (http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011
    -9.php)

    - [PMASA-2011-10] Local file inclusion via a crafted       MIME-type transformation parameter       (http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-20       11-10.php)

    - [PMASA-2011-11] Local file inclusion vulnerability and       code execution       (http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-20       11-11.php)

    - [PMASA-2011-12] Possible superglobal and local       variables manipulation in swekey authentication       (http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-20       11-12.php)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
434840	SCA: security update for phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (GHSA-xhqq-554j-p4x8)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	critical
434840	SCA: security update for phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (GHSA-xhqq-554j-p4x8)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	critical
57433	GLSA-201201-01 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
55767	Fedora 15 : phpMyAdmin-3.4.3.2-1.fc15 (2011-9734)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
55766	Fedora 14 : phpMyAdmin-3.4.3.2-1.fc14 (2011-9725)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium

Detections

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CVE-2011-2718

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Tenable Plugins

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