Cross-site request forgery in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)



Published: 2016-12-29
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-9866
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU33356

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9866

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpmyadmin (Alpine package): 4.0.4.1-r0 - 4.4.15.8-r0

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e5eab8d8305ee89d1f358ecaaca464d06bf877d1
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4c248a63b12c14ca800d1407d23b60c2729bd376
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3c5da8c4643bf2ec21c87b1c68b3ad2c149fc3b9
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b36b3560d17cde1b9b07e17906ea6b7612b04cce
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a35fc5fa306c1b74cf13f5f8a6624b47b0409a82


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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