Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename in an import action.

phpMyAdmin 4.2.6.0 (2014-07-17) ===============================

  - Undefined index warning with referenced column.

    - $cfg['MaxExactCount'] is ignored when BROWSING is back

    - Multi Column sorting (improved user experience)

    - Server validation does not work while in setup/mysqli

    - Undefined variable when grid editing a foreign key       column

    - mult_submits.inc.php Undefined variable Error

    - Sorting breaks the copy column feature

    - JavaScript error when renaming table

    - 'New window' link (selflink) disappears, causing       JavaScript error

    - Incorrect detection of privileges for routine creation

    - First few characters of database name aren't clickable       when expanded

    - [security] XSS injection due to unescaped table       comment

    - [security] XSS injection due to unescaped table name       (triggers)

    - [security] XSS in AJAX confirmation messages

    - [security] Missing validation for accessing User       groups feature

phpMyAdmin 4.2.5.0 (2014-06-26) ===============================

  - shell_exec() has been disabled for security reasons

    - Error while submitting empty query

    - Fatal error: Class 'PMA_DatabaseInterface' not found

    - Fixed cookie based login for installations without       mcrypt

    - incorrect result count when having clause is used

    - mcrypt: remove the requirement (64-bit) and the       related warning

phpMyAdmin 4.2.4.0 (2014-06-20) ===============================

  - MediaWiki export does not produce table header row; also     fix related PHP warnings

    - New lines are added to query every time

    - Fatal error on SQL Export of join query

    - Dump binary columns in hexadecimal notation not       working

    - Regenerate cookie encryption IV for every session

    - Cannot import (open_basedir): fix another case

    - SQL tab - Insert queries not showing affected row       count

    - Missing warning about existing account, on       multi-server config

    - WHERE clause can be undefined

    - SQL export views as tables option getting ignored

    - [security] XSS injection due to unescaped db/table       name in navigation hiding

    - [security] XSS injection due to unescaped db/table       name in recent/favorite tables

phpMyAdmin 4.2.3.0 (2014-06-08) ===============================

  - Moving fields not working

    - Table indexes disappear after altering field

    - Error while displaying chart at server level

    - Cannot import (open_basedir)

    - Problem copying constraints (such as Sakila)

    - Missing privileges submenu

    - Drop db confirmation message when dropping a user

    - Insert form numeric field with function drop-down list

    - Problems due to missing enforcement of the minimum       supported MySQL version

    - Add enforcement of the minimum supported PHP version       (5.3.0)

    - Query error on submitting a column change form       containing a disabled input field

    - Incorrect menu tab generation from usergroups

    - Missing space in index creation/edit generated query

    - Unchecking 'Show SQL queries' results NaN

phpMyAdmin 4.2.2.0 (2014-05-20) ===============================

  - Disable database expansion when enabled throws Error 500     when database name is clicked in navigation tree

    - table display of performance_schema DB structure

    - Protect Binary Columns: many problems

    - BLOB link transformation is broken

    - Respect ['ShowCreateDb'] in the navi panel

    - Cannot see databases in nav panel on databases       grouping when disabled database expansion

    - No more calendar into search tab

    - Monitor should fit into screen width

    - When copying databases, primary key attributes get       lost

    - empty maxInputVars on js/messages.php

phpMyAdmin 4.2.1.0 (2014-05-13) ===============================

  - Cannot display table structure with enums containing     special characters

    - Cannot remove the last remembered sorted column

    - Correctly fetch length of user and host fields in       MySQL tables

    - examples/signon.php does not support the       SessionSavePath directive

    - Missing source for OpenLayers library

    - Incorrect attributes for number fields

    - Cannot update values in Zoom search

    - GIS Visualization Extension does not work with       PointFromText() function

    - Incorrect 'Rows' total shown when truncating or       dropping a table on DB Structure page

    - Grid edit on sorted columns fails

    - Null checkbox covering data input when editing

    - Data type changing by itself (no size but attribute       present)

phpMyAdmin 4.2.0.0 (2014-05-08) ===============================

  - Export only triggers

    - Export Server/Database/Table without triggers

    - Add table comment tool tip in database structure page

    - Single table for display Character Sets and Collations

    - Display icons/text/both for the table row actions

    - Transformation to convert Boolean value to text

    - Changing users password will delete it

    - Text transformation combines Append and Prepend

    - Added warning about the mysql extension being       deprecated and removed the extension directive

    - Added support for scatter charts

    - Make Column Headings Sticky

    - Enhance privileges initials table

    - [interface] Break 'Edit privileges' with sub-menus

    - Minor refactoring required

    - Create indexes at the end in SQL export

    - Relations edit form for larger monitors

    - Inline query box vertical resize

    - [interface] Add bottom border to top menu container

    - Add datepicker for 'TIME' type

    - HTTP Referer disclosure in SQL links

    - Show full names on navigation hover

    - Behaviour on click on a routine in nav panel

    - Support more than one separating character on CSV       import

    - Load/Save Query By Example

    - Grid edit ENUM field, dialog disappears when trying to       select

    - DB export using zip compression generates an empty       archive

    - confirmation message at the top

    - breadcrubs wrong on table create

    - better validate database name for copying

    - Database tab 'Drop' button should be a link

    - Highlight required form fields after failed submission

    - Redirect to login page after session has expired

    - Grid edit: can't change month on date fields

    - add maxlength by field with length-spec

    - Import happily doesn't do anything with no file name       provided

    - Add function to all the insert boxes automatically

    - Option to skip tables larger than n

    - Possibility of disabling database expansion

    - Favourite tables select box

    - $cfg['CharEditing']='textarea' for structure edit

    - Avoid editing of fields which are part of relation

    - [interface] Highlight active left menu item in setup

    - Filter on-screen rows during Browse

    - Removed support for SQL Validator (SOAP service no       longer offered)

    - Settings > Manage: incorrect messages

    - 'More' in Actions area doesn't collapse to fit       available space

    - Group two DB, one's name is the prefix of the other       one

    - Confusing database/table grouping

    - Creating Index doesn't update index-list

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.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin, a tool to administer MySQL over the web. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2013-4995     Authenticated users could inject arbitrary web script or     HTML via a crafted SQL query.

  - CVE-2013-4996     Cross site scripting was possible via a crafted logo URL     in the navigation panel or a crafted entry in the     Trusted Proxies list.

  - CVE-2013-5002     Authenticated users could inject arbitrary web script or     HTML via a crafted pageNumber value in Schema Export.

  - CVE-2013-5003     Authenticated users could execute arbitrary SQL commands     as the phpMyAdmin 'control user' via the scale parameter     PMD PDF export and the pdf_page_number parameter in     Schema Export.

  - CVE-2014-1879     Authenticated users could inject arbitrary web script or     HTML via a crafted file name in the Import function.

phpMyAdmin was updated to 4.1.8 to fix bugs, security issues and also bring new features.

Fixed security issue :

  - PMASA-2014-1 ( CVE-2014-1879, CWE-661 CWE-79)

  - update to 4.1.8 (2014-02-22)

  - sf#4276 Login loop on session expiry

  - sf#4249 Incorrect number of result rows for SQL with     subqueries

  - sf#4275 Broken Link to php extension manual

  - sf#4053 List of procedures is not displayed after     executing with Enter

  - sf#4081 Setup page content shifted to the right edge of     its tabs

  - sf#4284 Reordering a column erases comments for other     columns

  - sf#4286 Open 'Browse' in a new tab

  - sf#4287 Printview - Always one column too much

  - sf#4288 Expand database (+ icon) after timeout doesn't     do anything

  - sf#4285 Fixed CSS for setup

  - Fixed altering table to DOUBLE/FLOAT field

  - sf#4292 Success message and failure message being shown     together

  - sf#4293 opening new tab (using selflink) for import.php     based actions results in error and logout

Versions of phpMyAdmin 3.3.1 through 4.1.6 (inclusive) are affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability, due to insufficient user input sanitation of filenames within the 'import.php' script.

According to its self-identified version number, the phpMyAdmin install hosted on the remote web server is 3.x later than 3.3.1 or 4.x prior to 4.1.7.  It is, therefore, affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the 'import.php' script does not properly sanitize the filenames of imported files.

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in phpmyadmin :

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename in an import action (CVE-2014-1879).

This upgrade provides the latest phpmyadmin version (4.1.7) to address this vulnerability.

Additionally phpseclib packages has been added due to new dependencies.

The phpMyAdmin development team reports :

When importing a file with crafted filename, it is possible to trigger an XSS. We consider this vulnerability to be non critical.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
76918	Fedora 20 : phpMyAdmin-4.2.6-1.fc20 (2014-8581)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
76917	Fedora 19 : phpMyAdmin-4.2.6-1.fc19 (2014-8577)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
76433	Debian DSA-2975-1 : phpmyadmin - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
75282	openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-SU-2014:0344-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	low
8151	phpMyAdmin 3.3.1 - 4.1.6 XSS	Nessus Network Monitor	CGI	low
72714	phpMyAdmin 3.x >= 3.3.1 / 4.x < 4.1.7 import.php XSS (PMASA-2014-1)	Nessus	CGI abuses : XSS	low
72641	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : phpmyadmin (MDVSA-2014:046)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	low
72527	FreeBSD : phpMyAdmin -- Self-XSS due to unescaped HTML output in import. (0871d18b-9638-11e3-a371-6805ca0b3d42)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	low

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