phpMyAdmin $_REQUEST variable SQL injection
| phpmyadmin-request-sql-injection (40968) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpMyAdmin is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements using the $_REQUEST superglobal variable, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- phpMyAdmin, phpMyAdmin prior to 2.11.5
Remedy:
Refer to PMASA-2008-1 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- phpMyAdmin security announcement PMASA-2008-1, SQL injection vulnerability at http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-1.
- BID-28068: phpMyAdmin '$_REQUEST' SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1149: phpMyAdmin before 2.11.5 accesses $_REQUEST to obtain some parameters instead of $_GET and $_POST, which allows attackers in the same domain to override certain variables and conduct SQL injection and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by using crafted cookies.
- DSA-1557: phpmyadmin -- insufficient input sanitising
- GLSA-200803-15: phpMyAdmin: SQL injection vulnerability
- MDVSA-2008:131: Updated phpMyAdmin packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- SA29200: phpMyAdmin "$_REQUEST" SQL Injection Vulnerability
- SUSE-SR:2008:026: SUSE Security Summary Report
- SUSE-SR:2009:003: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0731: phpMyAdmin REQUEST Superglobal Remote SQL Query Injection Issue
Reported:
Mar 01, 2008
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