PhpMyAdmin multiple parameter cross-site scripting
| phpmyadmin-multiple-parameter-xss (30310) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpMyAdmin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by multiple scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the db, newname, query_history_latest, query_history_latest_db, querydisplay_tab or the pos parameters in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Note: The following scripts are reported to be vulnerable:
phpmyadmin/db_create.php
phpmyadmin/db_operations.php
phpmyadmin/querywindow.php
phpmyadmin/sql.php
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- phpMyAdmin, phpMyAdmin
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpMyAdmin (2.9.1.1 or later), available from the phpMyAdmin Web site. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (phpmyadmin):
Refer to DSA-1370-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Nov 16 2006 - 10:32:27 CST , PhpMyAdmin all version [multiples vulnerability] at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-11/0272.html.
- phpMyAdmin Web site, phpMyAdmin | MySQL Database Administration Tool | www.phpmyadmin.net at http://phpmyadmin.net/.
- BID-21137: phpMyAdmin Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-6942: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PhpMyAdmin before 2.9.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via (1) a comment for a table name, as exploited through (a) db_operations.php, (2) the db parameter to (b) db_create.php, (3) the newname parameter to db_operations.php, the (4) query_history_latest, (5) query_history_latest_db, and (6) querydisplay_tab parameters to (c) querywindow.php, and (7) the pos parameter to (d) sql.php.
- DSA-1370: phpmyadmin -- several vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4572: phpMyAdmin comment Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Nov 16, 2006
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