phpMyAdmin index.php cross-site scripting
| phpmyadmin-index-xss (25954) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpMyAdmin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the lang parameter to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- phpMyAdmin, phpMyAdmin 2.8.0.2
- phpMyAdmin, phpMyAdmin 2.8.0.3
- phpMyAdmin, phpMyAdmin 2.8.1-dev
- phpMyAdmin, phpMyAdmin 2.9.0-dev
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpMyAdmin (2.8.1 or later), available from the phpMyAdmin Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- The phpMyAdmin Project Web site, phpMyAdmin - 2.8.0.3 at http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php.
- UNSECURED SYSTEMS 20 april 2006, phpMyAdmin XSS vuln. at http://pridels.blogspot.com/2006/04/phpmyadmin-xss-vuln.html.
- CVE-2006-2031: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in phpMyAdmin 2.8.0.3, 2.8.0.2, 2.8.1-dev, and 2.9.0-dev allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the lang parameter.
- SA19659: phpMyAdmin Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Code Execution
Reported:
Apr 20, 2006
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