The checkHTTP function in libraries/Config.class.php in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 does not verify X.509 certificates from api.github.com SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof these servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

According to its self-reported version, the phpMyAdmin application hosted on the remote web server is 4.0.x prior to 4.0.10.15, 4.4.x prior to 4.4.15.5, or 4.5.x prior to 4.5.5.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

  - Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the format function in libraries/sql-     parser/src/Utils/Error.php in the SQL parser in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 allows remote     authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted query. (CVE-2016-2559)

  - Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.15, 4.4.x before     4.4.15.5, and 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) a     crafted Host HTTP header, related to libraries/Config.class.php; (2) crafted JSON data, related to     file_echo.php; (3) a crafted SQL query, related to js/functions.js; (4) the initial parameter to     libraries/server_privileges.lib.php in the user accounts page; or (5) the it parameter to     libraries/controllers/TableSearchController.class.php in the zoom search page. (CVE-2016-2560)

  - Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.4.x before 4.4.15.5 and 4.5.x before     4.5.5.1 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) normalization.php     or (2) js/normalization.js in the database normalization page, (3)     templates/database/structure/sortable_header.phtml in the database structure page, or (4) the pos     parameter to db_central_columns.php in the central columns page. (CVE-2016-2561)

  - The checkHTTP function in libraries/Config.class.php in phpMyAdmin 4.5.x before 4.5.5.1 does not verify     X.509 certificates from api.github.com SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof     these servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate. (CVE-2016-2562)

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

Versions of phpMyAdmin 4.5.x prior to 4.5.5.1 are unpatched for the following vulnerabilities :

 - A flaw exists that allows a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This flaw exists because the SQL query page does not validate input when handling a crafted SQL query before returning it to users. This may allow an authenticated remote attacker to create a specially crafted request that would execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session within the trust relationship between their browser and the server. (CVE-2016-2559)
 - An unspecified flaw exists within the API call to Github that may allow a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack. No further details have been provided. (CVE-2016-2562)

phpMyAdmin 4.5.5.1 (2016-02-29) =============================== This release fixes multiple XSS vulnerabilities, please see PMASA-2016-10, PMASA-2016-11, and PMASA-2016-12 for details; additionally it fixes a vulnerability allowing man- in-the-middle attack on an API call to GitHub, see PMASA-2016-13 for details. It also inclues fixes for the following bugs: - issue #11971 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index type is not recognized by parser. - issue #11982 Row count wrong when grouping joined tables. - issue #12012 Column definition with default value and comment in CREATE TABLE exported faulty. - issue #12020 New statement but no delimiter and unexpected token with REPLACE. - issue #12029 Fixed incorrect usage of SQL parser context in SQL export - issue #12048 Fixed inclusion of gettext library from SQL parser

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.

The phpMyAdmin development team reports :

XSS vulnerability in SQL parser.

Using a crafted SQL query, it is possible to trigger an XSS attack through the SQL query page.

We consider this vulnerability to be non-critical.

Multiple XSS vulnerabilities.

By sending a specially crafted URL as part of the HOST header, it is possible to trigger an XSS attack.

A weakness was found that allows an XSS attack with Internet Explorer versions older than 8 and Safari on Windows using a specially crafted URL.

Using a crafted SQL query, it is possible to trigger an XSS attack through the SQL query page.

Using a crafted parameter value, it is possible to trigger an XSS attack in user accounts page.

Using a crafted parameter value, it is possible to trigger an XSS attack in zoom search page.

We consider this vulnerability to be non-critical.

Multiple XSS vulnerabilities.

With a crafted table/column name it is possible to trigger an XSS attack in the database normalization page.

With a crafted parameter it is possible to trigger an XSS attack in the database structure page.

With a crafted parameter it is possible to trigger an XSS attack in central columns page.

We consider this vulnerability to be non-critical.

Vulnerability allowing man-in-the-middle attack on API call to GitHub.

A vulnerability in the API call to GitHub can be exploited to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.

We consider this vulnerability to be serious.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
143489	phpMyAdmin 4.0.x < 4.0.10.15 / 4.4.x < 4.4.15.5 / 4.5.x < 4.5.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	CGI abuses	medium
9355	phpMyAdmin 4.5.x < 4.5.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (PMASA-2016-10, PMASA-2016-13)	Nessus Network Monitor	CGI	medium
89879	Fedora 22 : php-udan11-sql-parser-3.4.0-1.fc22 / phpMyAdmin-4.5.5.1-1.fc22 (2016-02ee5b4002)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
89801	Fedora 23 : php-udan11-sql-parser-3.4.0-1.fc23 / phpMyAdmin-4.5.5.1-1.fc23 (2016-65da02b95c)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
89049	FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- multiple XSS and a man-in-the-middle vulnerability (f682a506-df7c-11e5-81e4-6805ca0b3d42)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	medium

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