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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.12/4.4.15.2/4.5.3 (Database Administration Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.13, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) table name, (2) SET value, (3) search query, or (4) hostname in a Location header.
The weakness was shared 02/20/2016 by Emanuel Bronshtein (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2040 since 01/21/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88469 (FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- Multiple XSS vulnerabilities (6cc06eec-c60b-11e5-bf36-6805ca0b3d42)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175793 (Debian Security Update for phpmyadmin (DSA 3627-1)).
Upgrading to version 4.0.10.13, 4.4.15.3 or 4.5.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (88469).
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 4.0.10.0
- 4.0.10.1
- 4.0.10.2
- 4.0.10.3
- 4.0.10.4
- 4.0.10.5
- 4.0.10.6
- 4.0.10.7
- 4.0.10.8
- 4.0.10.9
- 4.0.10.10
- 4.0.10.11
- 4.0.10.12
- 4.4.15.0
- 4.4.15.1
- 4.4.15.2
- 4.5.0
- 4.5.1
- 4.5.2
- 4.5.3
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 88469
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- Multiple XSS vulnerabilities (6cc06eec-c60b-11e5-bf36-6805ca0b3d42)
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OpenVAS ID: 103230
OpenVAS Name: phpMyAdmin Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 Feb16
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.13/4.4.15.3/4.5.4
Patch: github.com
Timeline
01/21/2016 🔍01/23/2016 🔍
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01/27/2016 🔍
01/28/2016 🔍
02/19/2016 🔍
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07/08/2022 🔍
Sources
Product: phpmyadmin.netAdvisory: 75a55824012406a08c4debf5ddb7ae41c32a7dbc
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2040 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 56743 - phpMyAdmin Remote XSS via Multiple Options in Header Location, Medium
SecurityFocus: 82077 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2016-2040 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Entry
Created: 02/22/2016 14:59Updated: 07/08/2022 09:34
Changes: 02/22/2016 14:59 (65), 08/23/2018 08:26 (19), 07/08/2022 09:31 (4), 07/08/2022 09:34 (1)
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