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phpMyAdmin < 2.6.4 Multiple XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 19519
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.Description
According to its banner, the version of phpMyAdmin installed on the remote host may suffer from two cross-site scripting vulnerabilities due to its failure to sanitize user input to the 'error' parameter of the 'error.php' script and in 'libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php'. A remote attacker may use these vulnerabilities to cause arbitrary HTML and script code to be executed in a user's browser within the context of the affected application.Solution
Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 2.6.4-rc1 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 19519
File Name: phpMyAdmin_264.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 8/29/2005
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: 7/19/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-2869