phpMyAdmin up to 2.6.2-rc1 index.php convcharset cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 2.6.2-rc1 (Database Administration Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument convcharset
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.6.2-rc1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the convcharset parameter.
The bug was discovered 03/29/1970. The weakness was released 04/03/2005 by Oriol Torrent Santiago (Website). The advisory is shared at arrelnet.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0992 since 04/07/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
After 1 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at arrelnet.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12789 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19343 (FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- XSS vulnerability (58247a96-01c8-11da-bc08-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at phpmyadmin.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19940) and Tenable (19343).
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
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Nessus ID: 19343
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- XSS vulnerability (58247a96-01c8-11da-bc08-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 54910
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200504-08 (phpMyAdmin)
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Patch: phpmyadmin.net
Timeline
03/29/1970 🔍04/03/2005 🔍
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Sources
Product: phpmyadmin.netAdvisory: arrelnet.com
Researcher: Oriol Torrent Santiago
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0992 (🔍)
X-Force: 19940 - phpMyAdmin convcharset parameter cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 7528 - XSS in PHPMyAdmin via \x27convcharset\x27 Parameter, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12982 - PHPMyAdmin Convcharset Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 14799 - phpMyAdmin "convcharset" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15226 - phpMyAdmin index.php convcharset Parameter XSS
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 04/05/2005 10:25Updated: 07/02/2019 08:17
Changes: 04/05/2005 10:25 (97), 07/02/2019 08:17 (5)
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