Debian dla-4121 : phpmyadmin - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 234026

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4121 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4121-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk April 08, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : phpmyadmin Version : 4:5.0.4+dfsg2-2+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2023-25727 CVE-2025-24529 CVE-2025-24530

Multiple XSS vulnerabilities have been fixed in phpMyAdmin, an administration tool for MySQL and MariaDB databases.

CVE-2023-25727

XSS vulnerability in drag-and-drop upload

CVE-2025-24529

XSS on Insert page

CVE-2025-24530

XSS when checking tables

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 4:5.0.4+dfsg2-2+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your phpmyadmin packages.

For the detailed security status of phpmyadmin please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/phpmyadmin

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the phpmyadmin packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 234026

File Name: debian_DLA-4121.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/8/2025

Updated: 4/8/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-25727

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:phpmyadmin

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-25727, CVE-2025-24529, CVE-2025-24530

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