SQL injection in phpMyAdmin

Published: 2019-11-23 | Updated: 2020-01-08

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-18622 CVE-2019-19617
CWE-ID	CWE-89 CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	phpMyAdmin Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels
Vendor	phpMyAdmin

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

Updated: 08.01.2020

Added vulnerability #2.

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU22939

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18622

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the database name in the designer feature. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary SQL queries in database via a specially crafted database name.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpMyAdmin: 4.7.7 - 4.9.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2019-5/

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.

2) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU24075

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19617

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 certain GIT information in libraries/classes/Display/GitRevision.php and libraries/classes/Footer.php scrips. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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 website.