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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : phpmyadmin (MDVSA-2014:183)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77840

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated phpmyadmin package fixes security vulnerability :

In phpMyAdmin before 4.2.9, by deceiving a logged-in user to click on a crafted URL, it is possible to perform remote code execution and in some cases, create a root account due to a DOM based XSS vulnerability in the micro history feature (CVE-2014-6300).

Solution

Update the affected phpmyadmin package.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0383.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77840

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-183.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 9/25/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:phpmyadmin, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-6300

BID: 69790

MDVSA: 2014:183