Detections
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phpMyAdmin 3.5.x < 3.5.8.1 / 4.x < 4.0.0-rc3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6933
Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
Versions of phpMyAdmin 3.5.x prior to 3.5.8.1, or 4.x prior to 4.0.0-rc3 are affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A flaw exists in 'preg_replace' method as it fails to properly sanitize arguments, which can be used to for arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2013-3238)
- A security weakness exists in the way that locally saved databases are handled. It is possible that the 'filename_template' parameter can be used to create a file with double extensions. (CVE-2013-3239)
- A flaw exists where the 'what' parameter is not correctly validated, allowing for a local file inclusion. This flaw reportedly affects phpMyAdmin 4.x only. (CVE-2013-3240)
- A flaw exists in the 'export.php' script that allows overwrite of global variables, leading to an unauthorized access vulnerability. This flaw reportedly affects phpMyAdmin 4.x only. (CVE-2013-3241)
Solution
Either upgrade to phpMyAdmin 3.5.8.1 / 4.0.0-rc3 or later, or apply the patches from the referenced link.See Also
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-2.php
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-3.php
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-4.php
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-5.php
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 6933
Family: CGI
Published: 7/19/2013
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 66295
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
Patch Publication Date: 4/24/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2013
Exploitable With
Metasploit (phpMyAdmin Authenticated Remote Code Execution via preg_replace())
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-3238, CVE-2013-3239, CVE-2013-3240, CVE-2013-3241