Cross-site scripting in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU32832

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4782

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 XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in libraries/config/ConfigFile.class.php in the setup interface in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.9 when processing host parameter. 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

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpmyadmin (Alpine package): 3.3.10-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:phpmyadmin_alpine_package:3.3.10-r2:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.1

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2016ad5758e7b1ff9d84400fa7561ba43d64ab8f
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=db5342a8f067c8fa7f416df0b1bce672cb9de0ad

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.