FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- Multiple XSS vulnerabilities (6cc06eec-c60b-11e5-bf36-6805ca0b3d42)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 88469

Synopsis

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

Description

The phpMyAdmin development team reports :

- With a crafted table name it is possible to trigger an XSS attack in the database search page.

- With a crafted SET value or a crafted search query, it is possible to trigger an XSS attacks in the zoom search page.

- With a crafted hostname header, it is possible to trigger an XSS attacks in the home page.

We consider these vulnerabilities to be non-critical.

These vulnerabilities can be triggered only by someone who is logged in to phpMyAdmin, as the usual token protection prevents non-logged-in users from accessing the required pages.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2016-3/

http://www.nessus.org/u?e72632b4

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 88469

File Name: freebsd_pkg_6cc06eecc60b11e5bf366805ca0b3d42.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Published: 1/29/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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: 1/28/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2040