#VU41046 Path traversal in Opensuse and phpMyAdmin - CVE-2014-8959

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41046

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8959

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Opensuse
Operating systems & Components / Operating system
phpMyAdmin
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: SUSE
phpMyAdmin

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in libraries/gis/GIS_Factory.class.php in the GIS editor in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.6, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.12. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a crafted geometry-type parameter.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 12.3 - 13.2

phpMyAdmin: 4.0.0 - 4.0.10.5, 4.1.0 - 4.1.14.6, 4.2.0 - 4.2.11, 12.3, 13.1, 13.2

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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-2014-14.php
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71247
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/80cd40b6687a6717860d345d6eb55bef2908e961
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.