phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.3/4.4.15.7/4.0.10.16 Password Change input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.3/4.4.15.7/4.0.10.16 (Database Administration Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Password Change Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. An authenticated user can trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) attack by entering a very long password at the change password dialog. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.

The bug was discovered 12/10/2016. The weakness was released 12/11/2016 by Emanuel Bronshtein (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6630 since 08/06/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for 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 proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93566 (Debian DLA-626-1 : phpmyadmin security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176993 (Debian Security Update for phpmyadmin (DLA 1821-1)).

Upgrading 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 (93566). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 94038, 94039, 94041 and 94043.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 93566
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-626-1 : phpmyadmin security update
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OpenVAS ID: 802585
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for phpMyAdmin openSUSE-SU-2016:2168-1 (phpMyAdmin)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: DLA 1821-1⛔
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6630 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 92501 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2016-6630 Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2016 09:12
Updated: 10/05/2022 15:30
Changes: 12/11/2016 09:12 (72), 06/25/2019 16:24 (7), 10/05/2022 15:30 (4)
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