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Debian DSA-1918-1 : phpmyadmin - several vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 44783
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin, a tool to administer MySQL over the web. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2009-3696 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted MySQL table name.
- CVE-2009-3697 SQL injection vulnerability in the PDF schema generator functionality allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This issue does not apply to the version in Debian 4.0 Etch.
Additionally, extra fortification has been added for the web-based setup.php script. Although the shipped web server configuration should ensure that this script is protected, in practice this turned out not always to be the case. The config.inc.php file is not writable anymore by the webserver user. See README.Debian for details on how to enable the setup.php script if and when you need it.
Solution
Upgrade the phpmyadmin package.For the old stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.9.1.1-13.
For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 2.11.8.1-5+lenny3.
See Also
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=552194
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3696
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 44783
File Name: debian_DSA-1918.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 2/24/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:phpmyadmin, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3696, CVE-2009-3697
BID: 36658