Cross-site scripting in phpMyAdmin

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU44766

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3181

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in the Tracking feature in phpMyAdmin 3.3.x before 3.3.10.4 and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 when processing a (1) table name, (2) column name, or (3) index name. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

phpMyAdmin: 3.3.0.0 - 3.4.3.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.3.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:3.4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065824.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065829.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065854.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/45709
http://secunia.com/advisories/45990
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2391
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:158
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-13.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49306
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=733475

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.