phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.5/4.1.14.6/4.2.11 GIS Editor php weakness

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A vulnerability has been found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.5/4.1.14.6/4.2.11 (Database Administration Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component GIS Editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a php weakness vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-661. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/20/2014 by Johannes Dahse as PMASA-2014-14 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at phpmyadmin.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-8959 since 11/18/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

In the GIS editor feature, a parameter specifying the geometry type was not correcly validated, opening the door to a local file inclusion attack.

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 4.0.10.6, 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 advisory contains the following remark:

This vulnerability can be triggered only by someone who is logged in to phpMyAdmin, as the usual token protection prevents non-logged-in users from accessing the required page.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98886) and Tenable (79653). The entries 67737, 68075, 68267 and 68268 are related to this item.

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Class: Php weakness
CWE: CWE-661
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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 4.0.10.6/4.1.14.7/4.2.12
Patch: github.com

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Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: PMASA-2014-14
Researcher: Johannes Dahse
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8959 (🔍)
X-Force: 98886 - phpMyAdmin GIS editor feature file include, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 47442 - phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.6, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.12 Remote Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 71247 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2014-8959 Local File Include Vulnerability

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Created: 11/24/2014 09:56
Updated: 02/27/2022 08:45
Changes: 11/24/2014 09:56 (74), 06/13/2017 09:16 (5), 02/27/2022 08:41 (4), 02/27/2022 08:45 (1)
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