phpMyAdmin up to 4.8.4 Navigation Tree Table Name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.8.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Navigation Tree. The manipulation as part of Table Name leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-19970. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.8.4 (Database Administration Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Navigation Tree. The manipulation as part of a Table Name 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In phpMyAdmin before 4.8.4, an XSS vulnerability was found in the navigation tree, where an attacker can deliver a payload to a user through a crafted database/table name.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2018. The weakness was published 12/11/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at phpmyadmin.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-19970 since 12/07/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119707 (openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2018-1547)), 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 13363 (PhpMyAdmin Multiple Vulnerabilities(PMASA-2018-6, PMASA-2018-8)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (119707) and SecurityFocus (BID 106181†). Similar entries are available at VDB-127863 and VDB-127864. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 119707
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2018-1547)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: DLA 1658-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-19970 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-19970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127865
SecurityFocus: 106181 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2018-19970 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2018 09:24
Updated: 06/18/2023 12:39
Changes: 12/12/2018 09:24 (74), 04/20/2020 10:40 (6), 06/18/2023 12:39 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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