Detections
Analytics
phpMyAdmin 4.0.x < 4.0.10.1 / 4.1.x < 4.1.14.2 / 4.2.x < 4.2.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (PMASA-2014-4 through PMASA-2014-7)
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8377
Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
Versions of phpMyAdmin earlier than 4.0.10.1, 4.1.14.2, or 4.2.6 are unpatched for the following vulnerabilities :- The 'TABLE_COMMENT' parameter input is not being validated in the script 'libraries/structure.lib.php' and could allow cross-site scripting attacks. Note that this issue affects the 4.2.x branch. (CVE-2014-4954)
- The 'trigger' parameter input is not being validated in the script 'libraries/rte/rte_list.lib.php' and could allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2014-4955)
- The 'table' and 'curr_column_name' parameter inputs are not being validated in the scripts 'js/functions.js' and 'js/tbl_structure.js' respectively and could allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2014-4986)
- The script 'server_user_groups.php' contains an error that could allow a remote attacker to obtain the MySQL user list and possibly make changes to the application display. Note this issue only affects the 4.1.x and 4.2.x branches. (CVE-2014-4987)
Solution
Either upgrade to phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.1, 4.1.14.2, 4.2.6 or later, or apply the patches from the referenced links.See Also
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-4.php
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-5.php
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-6.php
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-7.php
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 8377
Family: CGI
Published: 10/2/2014
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 76915
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin
Patch Publication Date: 7/22/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-4954, CVE-2014-4955, CVE-2014-4986, CVE-2014-4987