phpMyAdmin db and table parameter cross-site scripting
| phpmyadmin-dbtable-xss (32858) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpMyAdmin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. An authenticated remote attacker with access to the cookie and token variables could exploit this vulnerability using the db or table parameter to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.2 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpMyAdmin (2.10.0 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.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Mar 07 2007 - 09:53:46 CST : xss in phpmyadmin >=2.8.0 and < 2.10.0.
- phpMyAdmin Web site: phpMyAdmin | MySQL Database Administration Tool | www.phpmyadmin.net.
- CVE-2007-1395: Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in index.php in phpMyAdmin 2.8.0 through 2.9.2 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by injecting arbitrary JavaScript or HTML in a (1) db or (2) table parameter value followed by an uppercase </SCRIPT> end tag, which bypasses the protection against lowercase </script>.
- DSA-1370: phpmyadmin -- several vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2007:199: Updated phpMyAdmin packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin prior to 2.10.0
Reported:
Mar 07, 2007
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