phpMyAdmin up to 2.5.7 left.php eval cfg[LeftFrameLight denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 2.5.7 (Database Administration Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function eval in the library config.lib.php of the file left.php. The manipulation of the argument cfg[LeftFrameLight with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Eval injection vulnerability in left.php in phpMyAdmin 2.5.1 up to 2.5.7, when LeftFrameLight is FALSE, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted table name.

The weakness was disclosed 06/28/2004 by Nasir Simbolon (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at eagle.kecapi.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2631. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Nasir Simbolon in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:left.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14555 (GLSA-200407-22 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16542), Exploit-DB (309), Tenable (14555), SecurityFocus (BID 10629†) and OSVDB (7314†). The entry VDB-23508 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Nasir Simbolon
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Nessus ID: 14555
Nessus Name: GLSA-200407-22 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 52439
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: phpMyAdmin
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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: eagle.kecapi.com
Researcher: Nasir Simbolon
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2631 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23507
X-Force: 16542
SecurityFocus: 10629 - phpMyAdmin Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11974
OSVDB: 7314 - phpMyAdmin left.php Code Injection
SecurityTracker: 1010614
Vulnerability Center: 28447 - phpMyAdmin 2.5.1-2.5.7 Remote Arbitrary PHP Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Table Name, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/10/2015 12:14 PM
Updated: 11/23/2024 01:09 AM
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 PM (67), 03/10/2017 10:27 AM (16), 07/01/2021 07:50 AM (4), 07/01/2021 07:57 AM (1), 11/23/2024 01:09 AM (15)
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