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FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- XSS vulnerabilities (59ada6e5-676a-11da-99f6-00123ffe8333)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21432

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A phpMyAdmin security advisory reports :

It was possible to conduct an XSS attack via the HTTP_HOST variable;
also, some scripts in the libraries directory that handle header generation were vulnerable to XSS.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2005-8/

http://www.nessus.org/u?8060f879

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21432

File Name: freebsd_pkg_59ada6e5676a11da99f600123ffe8333.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 5/13/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:phpmyadmin, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/5/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3665

Secunia: 17895