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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : phpmyadmin (MDVSA-2014:243)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 79988
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Synopsis
The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.Description
Multiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in phpmyadmin :libraries/common.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.7, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password (CVE-2014-9218).
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the redirection feature in url.php in phpMyAdmin 4.2.x before 4.2.13.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the url parameter (CVE-2014-9219).
This upgrade provides the latest phpmyadmin version (4.2.13.1) to address these vulnerabilities.
Solution
Update the affected phpmyadmin package.See Also
https://sourceforge.net/p/phpmyadmin/news/
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-17.php
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-18.php
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 79988
File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-243.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 12/15/2014
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:phpmyadmin, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-9218, CVE-2014-9219
MDVSA: 2014:243