#VU41045 Cross-site scripting in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2014-8960

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41045

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8960

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
phpMyAdmin
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: phpMyAdmin

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in libraries/error_report.lib.php in the error-reporting feature in phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a 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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

phpMyAdmin: 4.1.0 - 4.1.14.6, 4.2.0 - 4.2.11

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00017.html
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:228
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-15.php
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71244
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/9364e2eee5681681caf7205c0933bc18af11e233
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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