phpMyAdmin 3.4.x < 3.4.6 XSS (PMASA-2011-16)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 56652

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The version of phpMyAdmin hosted on the remote server is 3.4.x prior to 3.4.6 and is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The 'Servers-0-verbose' parameter is not properly sanitized by methods in 'libraries/config/ConfigFile.class.php' as called by the script 'setup/index.php'. Persistent cross-site scripting is possible if improper filesystem permissions are in place.

Solution

Apply the vendor patches or upgrade to phpMyAdmin version 3.4.6 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?45ba6757

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-16.php

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 56652

File Name: phpmyadmin_pmasa_2011_16.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Published: 10/26/2011

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: 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: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin

Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/phpMyAdmin

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4064

BID: 50175

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