phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.3 Remove Partitioning cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.3 (Database Administration Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Remove Partitioning Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:
XSS issues were discovered in phpMyAdmin. This affects the database privilege check and the "Remove partitioning" functionality. Specially crafted database names can trigger the XSS attack. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4) are affected.
The bug was discovered 12/10/2016. The weakness was published 12/11/2016 by Emanuel Bronshtein (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-6608 since 08/06/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93212 (openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2016-1021)), 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 169133 (OpenSuSE Security Update for phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-SU-2016:2176-1)).
Upgrading to version 4.6.4 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 (93212). Similar entries are available at 94041, 94042, 94046 and 94047.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 93212
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2016-1021)
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OpenVAS ID: 802585
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for phpMyAdmin openSUSE-SU-2016:2168-1 (phpMyAdmin)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.6.4
Timeline
07/11/2016 🔍08/06/2016 🔍
08/29/2016 🔍
08/30/2016 🔍
12/10/2016 🔍
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12/11/2016 🔍
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Sources
Product: phpmyadmin.netAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-6608 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93258 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2016-6608 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 12/11/2016 09:12Updated: 06/23/2019 10:04
Changes: 12/11/2016 09:12 (64), 06/23/2019 10:04 (15)
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