phpMyAdmin up to 2.8.0.3 themes/ cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpMyAdmin up to 2.8.0.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the file themes/. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-1678. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 2.8.0.3 (Database Administration Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file themes/. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin before 2.8.0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors in unspecified scripts in the themes directory.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2006. The weakness was shared 04/07/2006 by Toni Koivunen with CERT-FI (Website). The advisory is shared at phpmyadmin.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1678 since 04/10/2006. 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. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57591 (Fedora 16 : bugzilla-4.0.3-1.fc16 (2012-0301)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora 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 7 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25689), Tenable (57591), SecurityFocus (BID 17390†), OSVDB (24450†) and Secunia (SA19556†). The entries VDB-59867, VDB-59866 and VDB-59865 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 57591
Nessus Name: Fedora 16 : bugzilla-4.0.3-1.fc16 (2012-0301)
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OpenVAS ID: 57579
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1207-1 (phpmyadmin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sourceforge.net

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04/06/2006 🔍
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04/07/2006 +1 days 🔍
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04/10/2006 +2 days 🔍
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11/26/2006 +230 days 🔍
01/11/2012 +1872 days 🔍
01/19/2012 +8 days 🔍
07/11/2019 +2730 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: phpmyadmin.net
Researcher: Toni Koivunen
Organization: CERT-FI
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-1678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2129
X-Force: 25689 - phpMyAdmin themes directory cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 17390 - PHPMyAdmin Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19556 - phpMyAdmin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 24450 - phpMyAdmin Themes Directory Unspecified Scripts XSS
Vulnerability Center: 13137 - phpMyAdmin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1263

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2006 11:42
Updated: 07/11/2019 06:50
Changes: 04/10/2006 11:42 (95), 07/11/2019 06:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:EDE:103

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