phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.4.1 server_status.php cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin (Database Administration Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file server_status.php. The manipulation of the argument $process['User']/$process['Host']/$process['Command'] 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8.2 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) a crafted database name, (2) a crafted user name, (3) a crafted logo URL in the navigation panel, (4) a crafted entry in a certain proxy list, or (5) crafted content in a version.json file.

The weakness was disclosed 07/28/2013 by Emanuel Bronshtein with BugSec as PMASA-2013-9 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at phpmyadmin.net. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the project team. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4996 since 07/29/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:server_status.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70753 (GLSA-201311-02 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12724 (PhpMyAdmin Multiple Vulnerabilities (PMASA-2013-14,PMASA-2013-12,PMASA-2013-11,PMASA-2013-8)).

Upgrading to version 3.5.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at phpmyadmin.net. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (70753). The entries 9793, 9794, 9795 and 9796 are pretty similar.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 70753
Nessus Name: GLSA-201311-02 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 702975
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2975-1 (phpmyadmin - security update)
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 3.5.8.2
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: PMASA-2013-9
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
Organization: BugSec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4996 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 61921
Secunia: 54295 - phpMyAdmin Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 95791

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2013 10:55
Updated: 05/20/2021 19:30
Changes: 07/31/2013 10:55 (67), 05/08/2018 08:57 (16), 05/20/2021 19:30 (3)
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Committer: olku

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