phpMyAdmin 4.0.x < 4.0.10.6 / 4.1.x < 4.1.14.7 / 4.2.x < 4.2.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities (PMASA-2014-13 - PMASA-2014-16)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79599

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the phpMyAdmin application hosted on the remote web server is 4.0.x prior to 4.0.10.6, 4.1.x prior to 4.1.14.7, or 4.2.x prior to 4.2.12. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the zoom search page due to improper validation of input when handling an ENUM value before returning it to the user. A remote attacker, with a specially crafted request, could potentially execute arbitrary script code within the browser / server trust relationship. (CVE-2014-8958)

- A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the home page due to improper validation of input when handling a font size before returning it to the user. A remote attacker, with a specially crafted request, could potentially execute arbitrary script code within the browser / server trust relationship. (CVE-2014-8958)

- A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the print view page due to improper validation of input when handling an ENUM value before returning it to the user. A remote attacker, with a specially crafted request, could potentially execute arbitrary script code within the browser / server trust relationship. (CVE-2014-8958)

- A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the table browse page due to improper validation of input when handling database, table, and column names before returning them to the user. A remote attacker, with a specially crafted request, could potentially execute arbitrary script code within the browser / server trust relationship.
(CVE-2014-8958)

- A local file inclusion vulnerability in the GIS editor feature due to improperly validation of a parameter used to specify the geometry type. This could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to include arbitrary files from the host, allowing disclosure of the file contents or the execution of scripts on the host. (CVE-2014-8959)

- A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the error reporting page due to improper validation of filenames before returning them to the user. This could allow a remote attacker, with a specially crafted request, to potentially execute arbitrary script code within the browser / server trust relationship. (CVE-2014-8960)

- An information disclosure vulnerability in the error reporting feature due to improper validation of user-supplied input. This could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to determine a file's line count.
(CVE-2014-8961)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.6 / 4.1.14.7 / 4.2.12 or later, or apply the patches referenced in the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79599

File Name: phpmyadmin_pmasa_2014_16.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/27/2014

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8959

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin

Required KB Items: www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/phpMyAdmin

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8958, CVE-2014-8959, CVE-2014-8960, CVE-2014-8961

BID: 71243, 71244, 71245, 71247

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990

Detections

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