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phpMyAdmin url.php Redirect (PMASA-2011-4)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 54630

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts an application with an open redirect.

Description

The version of phpMyAdmin on the remote host fails to validate input passed to the 'url' parameter in the 'url.php' script before redirecting to a specified location.

An attacker may be able to exploit this issue to conduct phishing attacks by tricking users into visiting malicious websites.

Solution

Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 3.4.1 or later.

See Also

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2011-4/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 54630

File Name: phpmyadmin_pmasa_2011_4.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/24/2011

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-1941

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin

Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/phpMyAdmin

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1941

BID: 47943

SECUNIA: 44641