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GLSA-200510-21 : phpMyAdmin: Local file inclusion and XSS vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20103

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-200510-21 (phpMyAdmin: Local file inclusion and XSS vulnerabilities)

 Stefan Esser discovered that by calling certain PHP files directly, it was possible to workaround the grab_globals.lib.php security model and overwrite the $cfg configuration array. Systems running PHP in safe mode are not affected. Futhermore, Tobias Klein reported several cross-site-scripting issues resulting from insufficient user input sanitizing.
 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. Furthermore, the cross-site scripting issues give a remote attacker the ability to inject and execute malicious script code or to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, potentially compromising the victim's browser.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround for all those issues at this time.

Solution

All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.4_p3'

See Also

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2005-5/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200510-21

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20103

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200510-21.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 10/28/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3300, CVE-2005-3301

BID: 15169

GLSA: 200510-21