phpMyAdmin up to 2.11.4 $_REQUEST cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation of the argument $_REQUEST results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1149. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin (Database Administration Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument $_REQUEST with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

phpMyAdmin before 2.11.5 accesses $_REQUEST to obtain some parameters instead of $_GET and $_POST, which allows attackers in the same domain to override certain variables and conduct SQL injection and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by using crafted cookies.

The bug was discovered 03/01/2008. The weakness was presented 03/03/2008 by Richard Cunningham (Website). The advisory is shared at phpmyadmin.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1149 since 03/04/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a exploit are known.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31377 (FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- SQL injection vulnerability (ce2f2ade-e7df-11dc-a701-000bcdc1757a)), 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 phpmyadmin.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40968), Tenable (31377), SecurityFocus (BID 28068†), OSVDB (43051†) and Secunia (SA33822†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 31377
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- SQL injection vulnerability (ce2f2ade-e7df-11dc-a701-000bcdc1757a)
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OpenVAS ID: 60860
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1557-1 (phpmyadmin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: phpmyadmin.net

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08/06/2019 +3835 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: phpmyadmin.net
Researcher: Richard Cunningham
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3633

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X-Force: 40968 - phpMyAdmin $_REQUEST variable SQL injection, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 28068 - phpMyAdmin '$_REQUEST' SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 33822 - SUSE update for moodle and phpMyAdmin, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 43051 - phpMyAdmin Crafted Cookie $_REQUEST Superglobal Overwrite
Vulnerability Center: 17838 - PhpMyAdmin $_REQUEST Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Inject Arbitrary SQL Commands, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0758

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2008 10:56
Updated: 08/06/2019 21:13
Changes: 03/18/2008 10:56 (97), 08/06/2019 21:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:35D:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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