Fedora 26 update for php-phpmyadmin-motranslator, php-phpmyadmin-sql-parser, phpMyAdmin

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU10710

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7260

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in db_central_columns.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.7.8. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially 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 updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 26

phpMyAdmin: before 4.7.8-1.fc26

php-phpmyadmin-sql-parser: before 4.2.4-3.fc26

php-phpmyadmin-motranslator: before 4.0-1.fc26

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:php-phpmyadmin-sql-parser:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:php-phpmyadmin-motranslator:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-147d33439c

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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