phpMyAdmin prior 2.1.0 link following

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A vulnerability has been found in phpMyAdmin (Database Administration Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

phpMyAdmin before 2.11.8 does not sufficiently prevent its pages from using frames that point to pages in other domains, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct spoofing or phishing activities via a cross-site framing attack.

The bug was discovered 07/28/2008. The weakness was disclosed 08/04/2008 by Aung Khant (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3456 since 08/04/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33769 (Fedora 9 : phpMyAdmin-2.11.8.1-1.fc9 (2008-6868)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44050) and Tenable (33769). The entry 43538 is pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33769
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : phpMyAdmin-2.11.8.1-1.fc9 (2008-6868)
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OpenVAS ID: 61644
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1641-1 (phpmyadmin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 2.1.0

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07/29/2008 +1 days 🔍
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09/29/2008 +56 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2360 days 🔍
08/17/2019 +1614 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Aung Khant
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3456 (🔍)
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X-Force: 44050
Vulnerability Center: 19618 - phpMyAdmin Cross-Site Framing Attack Allows Remote Spoofing or Phishing Activities, Medium
SecurityFocus: 30420 - phpMyAdmin Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31263
OSVDB: 47486 - CVE-2008-3456 - PhpMyAdmin - Spoofing Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2226

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/17/2019 17:50
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (72), 08/17/2019 17:50 (8)
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