FreeBSD : mysql -- command line client input validation vulnerability (4775c807-8f30-11dd-821f-001cc0377035)

low Nessus Plugin ID 34390

Synopsis

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

Description

Thomas Henlich reports :

The mysql command-line client does not quote HTML special characters like < in its output. This allows an attacker who is able to write data into a table to hide or modify records in the output, and to inject potentially dangerous code, e. g. JavaScript to perform cross-site scripting or cross-site request forgery attacks.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?fd66417b

http://www.nessus.org/u?486224ca

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 34390

File Name: freebsd_pkg_4775c8078f3011dd821f001cc0377035.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 10/13/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mysql-client, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/17/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4456

BID: 31486

CWE: 79