FreeBSD : phpMyAdmin -- XSRF/CSRF due to DOM based XSS in the micro history feature (cc627e6c-3b89-11e4-b629-6805ca0b3d42)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77679

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The phpMyAdmin development team reports :

XSRF/CSRF due to DOM based XSS in the micro history feature.

By deceiving a logged-in user to click on a crafted URL, it is possible to perform remote code execution and in some cases, create a root account due to a DOM based XSS vulnerability in the micro history feature.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2014-10/

http://www.nessus.org/u?51bdfe94

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77679

File Name: freebsd_pkg_cc627e6c3b8911e4b6296805ca0b3d42.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 9/15/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:phpmyadmin, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-6300