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Fedora 37 : phpMyAdmin (2023-179053442b)

high Nessus Plugin ID 171616

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-179053442b advisory.

 **phpMyAdmin 5.2.1**

 This is a bugfix release that also contains a security fix for an XSS vulnerability in the drag-and-drop upload functionality (**PMASA-2023-01**).

 Changelog:

 - issue #17522 Fix case where the routes cache file is invalid
 - issue #17506 Fix error when configuring 2FA without XMLWriter or Imagick
 - issue Fix blank page when some error occurs
 - issue #17519 Fix Export pages not working in certain conditions
 - issue #17496 Fix error in table operation page when partitions are broken
 - issue #17386 Fix system memory and system swap values on Windows
 - issue #17517 Fix Database Server panel not getting hidden by ShowServerInfo configuration directive
 - issue #17271 Fix database names not showing on Processes tab
 - issue #17424 Fix export limit size calculation
 - issue #17366 Fix refresh rate popup on Monitor page
 - issue #17577 Fix monitor charts size on RTL languages
 - issue #17121 Fix password_hash function incorrectly adding single quotes to password before hashing
 - issue #17586 Fix statistics not showing for empty databases
 - issue #17592 Clicking on the New index link on the sidebar does not throw an error anymore
 - issue #17584 It's now possible to browse a database that includes two % in its name
 - issue Fix PHP 8.2 deprecated string interpolation syntax
 - issue Some languages are now correctly detected from the HTTP header
 - issue #17617 Sorting is correctly remembered when $cfg['RememberSorting'] is true
 - issue #17593 Table filtering now works when action buttons are on the right side of the row
 - issue #17388 Find and Replace using regex now makes a valid query if no matching result set found
 - issue #17551 Enum/Set editor will not fail to open when creating a new column
 - issue #17659 Fix error when a database group is named tables, views, functions, procedures or events
 - issue #17673 Allow empty values to be inserted into columns
 - issue #17620 Fix error handling at phpMyAdmin startup for the JS SQL console
 - issue Fixed debug queries console broken UI for query time and group count
 - issue Fixed escaping of SQL query and errors for the debug console
 - issue Fix console toolbar UI when the bookmark feature is disabled and sql debug is enabled
 - issue #17543 Fix JS error on saving a new designer page
 - issue #17546 Fix JS error after using save as and open page operation on the designer
 - issue Fix PHP warning on GIS visualization when there is only one GIS column
 - issue #17728 Some select HTML tags will now have the correct UI style
 - issue #17734 PHP deprecations will only be shown when in a development environment
 - issue #17369 Fix server error when blowfish_secret is not exactly 32 bytes long
 - issue #17736 Add utf8mb3 as an alias of utf8 on the charset description page
 - issue #16418 Fix FAQ 1.44 about manually removing vendor folders
 - issue #12359 Setup page now sends the Content-Security-Policy headers
 - issue #17747 The Column Visibility Toggle will not be hidden by other elements
 - issue #17756 Edit/Copy/Delete row now works when using GROUP BY
 - issue #17248 Support the UUID data type for MariaDB >= 10.7
 - issue #17656 Fix replace/change/set table prefix is not working
 - issue Fix monitor page filter queries only filtering the first row
 - issue Fix Link not found! on foreign columns for tables having no char column to show
 - issue #17390 Fix Create view modal doesn't show on results and empty results
 - issue #17772 Fix wrong styles for add button from central columns
 - issue #17389 Fix HTML disappears when exporting settings to browser's storage
 - issue #17166 Fix Warning: #1287 'X' is deprecated [...] Please use ST_X instead. on search page
 - issue Use jquery-migrate.min.js (14KB) instead of jquery-migrate.min.js (31KB)
 - issue #17842 Use jquery.validate.min.js (24 KB) instead of jquery.validate.js (50 KB)
 - issue #17281 Fix links to databases for information_schema.SCHEMATA
 - issue #17553 Fix Metro theme unreadable links above navigation tree
 - issue #17553 Metro theme UI fixes and improvements
 - issue #17553 Fix Metro theme login form with
 - issue #16042 Exported gzip file of database has first ~73 kB uncompressed and rest is gzip compressed in Firefox
 - issue #17705 Fix inline SQL query edit FK checkbox preventing submit buttons from working
 - issue #17777 Fix Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'inline') on datepickers when re-opened
 - issue Fix Original theme buttons style and login form width
 - issue #17892 Fix closing index edit modal and reopening causes it to fire twice
 - issue #17606 Fix preview SQL modal not working inside Add Index modal
 - issue Fix PHP error on adding new column on create table form
 - issue #17482 Default to Full texts when running explain statements
 - issue Fixed Chrome scrolling performance issue on a textarea of an export as text page
 - issue #17703 Fix datepicker appears on all fields, not just date
 - issue Fix space in the tree line when a DB is expanded
 - issue #17340 Fix New Table page -> VIRTUAL attribute is lost when adding a new column
 - issue #17446 Fix missing option for STORED virtual column on MySQL and PERSISTENT is not supported on MySQL
 - issue #17446 Lower the check for virtual columns to MySQL>=5.7.6 nothing is supported on 5.7.5
 - issue Fix column names option for CSV Export
 - issue #17177 Fix preview SQL when reordering columns doesn't work on move columns
 - issue #15887 Fixed DROP TABLE errors ignored on multi table select for DROP
 - issue #17944 Fix unable to create a view from tree view button
 - issue #17927 Fix key navigation between select inputs (drop an old Firefox workaround)
 - issue #17967 Fix missing icon for collapse all button
 - issue #18006 Fixed UUID columns can't be moved
 - issue Add `spellcheck=false` to all password fields and some text fields to avoid spell-jacking data leaks
 - issue Remove non working Analyze Explain at MariaDB.org button (MariaDB stopped this service)
 - issue #17229 Add support for Web Authentication API because Chrome removed support for the U2F API
 - issue #18019 Fix Call to a member function fetchAssoc() on bool with SQL mode ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY on monitor search logs
 - issue Add back UUID and UUID_SHORT to functions on MySQL and all MariaDB versions
 - issue #17398 Fix clicking on JSON columns triggers update query
 - issue Fix silent JSON parse error on upload progress
 - issue #17833 Fix Add Parameter button not working for Add Routine Screen
 - issue #17365 Fixed Uncaught Error: regexp too big on server status variables page
 - issue [security] Fix an XSS attack through the drag-and-drop upload feature (PMASA-2023-01)


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected phpMyAdmin package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-179053442b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171616

File Name: fedora_2023-179053442b.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/18/2023

Updated: 11/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:phpmyadmin, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:37

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2023

Reference Information