phpMyAdmin library files cross-site scripting
| phpmyadmin-libraryfiles-xss (43320) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpMyAdmin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the files in the libraries directory. If register_globals is enabled and support for .htaccess files is disabled, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an unspecified parameter 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.6 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.3 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpMyAdmin (2.11.7 or later), available from the phpMyAdmin Web site. See References.
References:
- phpMyAdmin security announcement PMASA-2008-4: XSS on plausible insecure PHP installation.
- phpMyAdmin Web site: phpMyAdmin > Downloads.
- CVE-2008-2960: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.7, when register_globals is enabled and .htaccess support is disabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving scripts in libraries/.
- MDVSA-2008:131: Updated phpMyAdmin packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- SA30813: phpMyAdmin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SR:2009:003: SUSE Security Summary Report
Platforms Affected:
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.1
- phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11
- phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.1
- phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.6
- phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.7 rc2
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI
Reported:
Jun 23, 2008
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