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GLSA-200510-16 : phpMyAdmin: Local file inclusion vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20036

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200510-16 (phpMyAdmin: Local file inclusion vulnerability)

 Maksymilian Arciemowicz reported that in libraries/grab_globals.lib.php, the $__redirect parameter was not correctly validated. Systems running PHP in safe mode are not affected.
 Impact :

 A local attacker may exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests, causing the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the web server.
 Workaround :

 Run PHP in safe mode.

Solution

All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.4_p2'

See Also

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2005-4/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200510-16

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20036

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200510-16.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 10/19/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:phpmyadmin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3299

GLSA: 200510-16