Directory traversal vulnerability in sql.php in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.3.2, when configuration storage is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in a MIME-type transformation parameter.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201201-01 (phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin. Please       review the CVE identifiers and phpMyAdmin Security Advisories referenced       below for details.
  Impact :

    Remote attackers might be able to insert and execute PHP code, include       and execute local PHP files, or perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)       attacks via various vectors.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Changes for 3.4.3.2 (2011-07-23)

  - [PMASA-2011-9] XSS in table Print view     (http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011
    -9.php)

    - [PMASA-2011-10] Local file inclusion via a crafted       MIME-type transformation parameter       (http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-20       11-10.php)

    - [PMASA-2011-11] Local file inclusion vulnerability and       code execution       (http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-20       11-11.php)

    - [PMASA-2011-12] Possible superglobal and local       variables manipulation in swekey authentication       (http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-20       11-12.php)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Versions of phpMyAdmin 3.3.x earlier than 3.3.10.3 and 3.4.x earlier than 3.4.3.2 are potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities : 

  - A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the table Print view. (PMASA-2011-9)

  - A local file inclusion vulnerability can be exploited via a specially crafted MIME-type transformation parameter. (PMASA-2011-10)

  - In the 'relational schema' code a parameter is not sanitized before being used to concatenate a class name which could lead to a local file inclusion or code execution. (PMASA-2011-11)

  - It is possible to manipulate the PHP superglobals (including SESSION) using some of the Swekey authentication code. (PMASA-2011-12)

The phpMyAdmin development team reports :

XSS in table Print view.

Via a crafted MIME-type transformation parameter, an attacker can perform a local file inclusion.

In the 'relational schema' code a parameter was not sanitized before being used to concatenate a class name.

The end result is a local file inclusion vulnerability and code execution.

It was possible to manipulate the PHP session superglobal using some of the Swekey authentication code.

This is very similar to PMASA-2011-5, documented in 7e4e5c53-a56c-11e0-b180-00216aa06fc2

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
57433	GLSA-201201-01 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
55767	Fedora 15 : phpMyAdmin-3.4.3.2-1.fc15 (2011-9734)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
55766	Fedora 14 : phpMyAdmin-3.4.3.2-1.fc14 (2011-9725)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
5995	phpMyAdmin 3.3.x < 3.3.10.3 / 3.4.x < 3.4.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	CGI	medium
55682	FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- multiple vulnerabilities (d79fc873-b5f9-11e0-89b4-001ec9578670)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	medium

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2011-2643

critical

Tenable Plugins

critical

medium

medium

medium

medium