phpMyAdmin up to 4.2.11 Error Reporting Page php weakness

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpMyAdmin (Database Administration Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Error Reporting Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a php weakness vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-661. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 11/20/2014 by Johannes Dahse as PMASA-2014-15 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phpmyadmin.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8960 since 11/18/2014. 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 unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79653 (Fedora 19 : phpMyAdmin-4.2.12-1.fc19 (2014-15535)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13072 (phpMyAdmin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (PMASA-2014-11 -PMASA-2014-16)).

Upgrading to version 4.1.14.7 or 4.2.12 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98884), Tenable (79653), SecurityFocus (BID 71244†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47439†). The entries VDB-67737, VDB-68075, VDB-68268 and VDB-68269 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Php weakness
CWE: CWE-661
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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 79653
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : phpMyAdmin-4.2.12-1.fc19 (2014-15535)
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OpenVAS ID: 867259
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for phpMyAdmin FEDORA-2014-15588
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.1.14.7/4.2.12
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: PMASA-2014-15
Researcher: Johannes Dahse
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8960 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8960
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68267
X-Force: 98884 - phpMyAdmin cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71244 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2014-8960 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 47439 - phpMyAdmin 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7 and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 XSS via a Crafted Filename, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 11/24/2014 09:53 AM
Updated: 02/27/2022 08:28 AM
Changes: 11/24/2014 09:53 AM (73), 06/13/2017 09:15 AM (5), 02/27/2022 08:26 AM (4), 02/27/2022 08:28 AM (1)
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