phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 Error Message database_interface.lib.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in phpMyAdmin 2.6.1. Affected is an unknown function of the file phpmyadmin.css.php/database_interface.lib.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-0544. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 (Database Administration Software). Affected is an unknown part of the file phpmyadmin.css.php/database_interface.lib.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the full path of the server via direct requests to (1) sqlvalidator.lib.php, (2) sqlparser.lib.php, (3) select_theme.lib.php, (4) select_lang.lib.php, (5) relation_cleanup.lib.php, (6) header_meta_style.inc.php, (7) get_foreign.lib.php, (8) display_tbl_links.lib.php, (9) display_export.lib.php, (10) db_table_exists.lib.php, (11) charset_conversion.lib.php, (12) ufpdf.php, (13) mysqli.dbi.lib.php, (14) setup.php, or (15) cookie.auth.lib.php, which reveals the path in a PHP error message.

The weakness was disclosed 02/22/2005 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz (Website). The advisory is available at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0544 since 02/24/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:phpmyadmin.css.php/database_interface.lib.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19064 (FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- information disclosure vulnerability (a7062952-9023-11d9-a22c-0001020eed82)), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sourceforge.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19465), Tenable (19064), OSVDB (14374†), Secunia (SA14382†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7259†). The entries VDB-1241 and VDB-24512 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 19064
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- information disclosure vulnerability (a7062952-9023-11d9-a22c-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 54872
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-07 (phpMyAdmin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sourceforge.net

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02/22/2005 🔍
02/24/2005 +2 days 🔍
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02/28/2005 +4 days 🔍
03/08/2005 +8 days 🔍
03/10/2005 +2 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +53 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +72 days 🔍
07/01/2019 +5101 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0544 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0544
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1242
X-Force: 19465
Secunia: 14382 - phpMyAdmin Local File Inclusion and Cross-Site Scripting, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 14374 - phpMyAdmin /libraries/sqlvalidator.lib.php Direct Request Path Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 7259 - phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 Remote Server Path Disclosure, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2005 11:51
Updated: 07/01/2019 16:09
Changes: 02/28/2005 11:51 (86), 07/01/2019 16:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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