Debian DLA-336-1 : phpmyadmin security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 86641
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
Several issues have been fixed in phpMyAdmin, the web administration tool for MySQL.CVE-2014-8958
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.
CVE-2014-9218
Denial of service (resource consumption) via a long password.
CVE-2015-2206
Risk of BREACH attack due to reflected parameter.
CVE-2015-3902
XSRF/CSRF vulnerability in phpMyAdmin setup.
NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected phpmyadmin package.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2015/10/msg00014.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 86641
File Name: debian_DLA-336.nasl
Version: 2.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 10/29/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:phpmyadmin, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-8958, CVE-2014-9218, CVE-2015-2206, CVE-2015-3902