Detections
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phpMyAdmin 3.4.x < 3.4.8 XSS (PMASA-2011-18)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 57337
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of phpMyAdmin hosted on the remote server is 3.4.x prior to 3.4.8 and is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The database name is not properly sanitized in the file 'js/db_operations.js' when attempting to rename a database.Note that this version is reportedly affected by several other cross- site scripting vulnerabilities. However, Nessus has not tested for these vulnerabilities.
Solution
Either apply the vendor patches or upgrade to phpMyAdmin version 3.4.8 or later.See Also
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-18.php
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 57337
File Name: phpmyadmin_pmasa_2011_18.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 12/19/2011
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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: 12/1/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/1/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-4634
BID: 51099