Detections
Analytics
phpMyAdmin < 2.9.1-rc1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3756
Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
Versions of phpMyAdmin prior to 2.9.1-rc1 are affected by the following vulnerabilities :- A series of cross-site request forgery (CSRF) flaws that allow remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as another user. Specifically, this flaw affects the files 'libraries/common.lib.php', 'session.inc.php', and 'url_generating.lib.php' and is leveraged by (1) directly setting a token in the URL though dynamic variable evaluation and (2) unsetting arbitrary variables via the '_REQUEST' array. (CVE-2006-5116)
- Insufficient access control in the phpMyAdmin libraries directory under the web root. Exploiting this flaw would allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via direct requests for certain files. (CVE-2006-5117)
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.9.1-rc1 or higher.See Also
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php?relnotes=0
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 3756
Family: CGI
Published: 9/28/2006
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-5116, CVE-2006-5117