phpMyAdmin up to 2.6.3 Libraries cookie.auth.lib.php error cross site scripting
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpMyAdmin up to 2.6.3 (Database Administration Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality in the library libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php of the component Libraries. The manipulation of the argument error
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin before 2.6.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Username to libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php or (2) the error parameter to error.php.
The weakness was presented 09/08/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2869 since 09/08/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
By approaching the search of inurl:libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22746 (Debian DSA-880-1 : phpmyadmin - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 2.6.4 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22036) and Tenable (22746). See 26643 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 22746
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-880-1 : phpmyadmin - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 55792
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 880-1 (phpmyadmin)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/28/2005 🔍08/28/2005 🔍
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Sources
Product: phpmyadmin.netAdvisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2869 (🔍)
X-Force: 22036
Vulnerability Center: 9100 - phpMyAdmin XSS via \x27error.php\x27 and \x27libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php\x27., Medium
SecurityFocus: 14674 - PHPMyAdmin Cookie.Auth.Lib.PHP HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 16605
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 07/05/2021 19:42
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (71), 08/21/2017 10:20 (4), 07/05/2021 19:42 (3)
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