SB2015052604 - Multiple vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin

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SB2015052604 - Multiple vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin

Published: May 26, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015052604
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3903)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

libraries/Config.class.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.10, 4.2.x before 4.2.13.3, 4.3.x before 4.3.13.1, and 4.4.x before 4.4.6.1 disables X.509 certificate verification for GitHub API calls over SSL, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.


2) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3902)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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