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openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2017-1421)

high Nessus Plugin ID 105504

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for phpMyAdmin to version 4.7.7 fixes a security issue and bugs. The following vulnerability was fixed :

 - By deceiving a user to click on a crafted URL, it was possible to perform harmful database operations (bsc#1074066, PMASA-2017-09)

This update also contains all upstream improvements and bugfixes in version 4.7.7 :

 - various display and UI fixes

 - PHP error fixes

 - Improved deteciton of MySQL server needing SSL connections

 - Support JSON datatype on MariaDB 10.2.7 and newer

 - Fix constructing ALTER query with AFTER

 - Fix changing password on MariaDB cluster

Solution

Update the affected phpMyAdmin package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1074066

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 105504

File Name: openSUSE-2017-1421.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/2/2018

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:phpmyadmin, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/29/2017