Fedora EPEL 5 update for phpMyAdmin3



Published: 2012-04-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2012-1190
CVE-2012-1902
CWE-ID CWE-79
CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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phpMyAdmin3
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Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU32814

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1190

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted database name.

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 updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 5

phpMyAdmin3: before 3.5.0-1.el5

CPE2.3 External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2012-5554


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.

2) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU32815

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1902

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

show_config_errors.php in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.10.2, when a configuration file does not exist, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request, which reveals the installation path in an error message about this missing file.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 5

phpMyAdmin3: before 3.5.0-1.el5

CPE2.3 External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2012-5554


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.



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