phpMyAdmin 3.5.x < 3.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (PMASA-2012-6 - PMASA-2012-7)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62663

Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-identified version number, the phpMyAdmin 3.5.x install hosted on the remote web server is earlier than 3.5.3 and is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- When creating or modifying a trigger, event, or procedure with a crafted name, it is possible for a user to trigger a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.

- A man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack is possible when fetching the version information from a non-SSL site.
To display information about the current phpMyAdmin version, a piece of JavaScript is fetched from the phpmyadmin.net website in non-SSL mode. A MITM attack could modify this script on the wire.

Solution

Either upgrade to phpMyAdmin 3.5.3 or later, or apply the patches from the referenced links.

See Also

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-6.php

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-7.php

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62663

File Name: phpmyadmin_pmasa_2012_6.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: remote

Published: 10/23/2012

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5368

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin

Required KB Items: www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport, www/phpMyAdmin

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5339, CVE-2012-5368

BID: 55925, 55939

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990