phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.15/4.4.15.6/4.6.2 js/get_scripts.js.php scripts resource management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.15/4.4.15.6/4.6.2 (Database Administration Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file js/get_scripts.js.php. The manipulation of the argument scripts
as part of a Array leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
js/get_scripts.js.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large array in the scripts parameter.
The weakness was disclosed 07/03/2016 by Deniz Cevik with Biznet Bilisim (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phpmyadmin.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5706 since 06/16/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
By approaching the search of inurl:js/get_scripts.js.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91888 (openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2016-804)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.7 or 4.6.3 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (91888). The entries 81036, 81038, 81039 and 81040 are pretty similar.
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
- 4.0.10.13
- 4.0.10.14
- 4.0.10.15
- 4.4.15.0
- 4.4.15.1
- 4.4.15.2
- 4.4.15.3
- 4.4.15.4
- 4.4.15.5
- 4.4.15.6
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 91888
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2016-804)
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OpenVAS ID: 69121
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for phpMyAdmin FEDORA-2016-81c2dabf20
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.16/4.4.15.7/4.6.3
Patch: github.com
Timeline
06/16/2016 🔍06/23/2016 🔍
06/28/2016 🔍
06/29/2016 🔍
07/02/2016 🔍
07/03/2016 🔍
07/04/2016 🔍
08/26/2022 🔍
Sources
Product: phpmyadmin.netAdvisory: 4767f24ea4c1e3822ce71a636c341e8ad8d07aa6
Researcher: Deniz Cevik
Organization: Biznet Bilisim
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5706 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 91376 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2016-5706 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 07/04/2016 10:10Updated: 08/26/2022 12:32
Changes: 07/04/2016 10:10 (67), 02/15/2019 16:28 (15), 08/26/2022 12:32 (4)
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