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phpMyAdmin < 2.6.1 pl2 Libraries and Themes Multiple XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 17220
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of phpMyAdmin suffers from multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities due to its failure to sanitize user input in several PHP scripts used as libraries and themes. A remote attacker may use these issues to cause arbitrary code to be executed in a user's browser, to steal authentication cookies and the like.Solution
Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 pl2 or later and disable PHP's 'register_globals' setting.See Also
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110929725801154&w=2
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2005-1
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 17220
File Name: phpMyAdmin_libs_themes_xss.nasl
Version: 1.26
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 2/25/2005
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin
Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/phpMyAdmin
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-0543
BID: 12644