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FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- XSS Vulnerability (85b0bbc8-a7a5-11dd-8283-001c2514716c)

low Nessus Plugin ID 34686

Synopsis

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

Description

SecurityFocus reports :

phpMyAdmin is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2008-9/

http://www.nessus.org/u?7818f64f

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 34686

File Name: freebsd_pkg_85b0bbc8a7a511dd8283001c2514716c.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 11/3/2008

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:phpmyadmin, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:phpmyadmin211, 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: 10/31/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4775

BID: 31928

CWE: 79