phpMyAdmin up to 2.11.7.1 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 2.11.7.1. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-3197. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 2.11.7.1 (Database Administration Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.7.1 allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions via a link or IMG tag to (1) the db parameter in the "Creating a Database" functionality (db_create.php), and (2) the convcharset and collation_connection parameters related to an unspecified program that modifies the connection character set.

The weakness was disclosed 07/24/2008 by Aung Khant with YGN Ethical Hacker Group (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at phpmyadmin.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3197 since 07/16/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33540 (Fedora 9 : phpMyAdmin-2.11.7.1-1.fc9 (2008-6502)), 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 phpmyadmin.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43846), Tenable (33540), SecurityFocus (BID 31188†), OSVDB (47321†) and Secunia (SA31115†). The entries VDB-3823 and VDB-3835 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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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: 33540
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : phpMyAdmin-2.11.7.1-1.fc9 (2008-6502)
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OpenVAS ID: 61644
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1641-1 (phpmyadmin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: phpmyadmin.net

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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: phpmyadmin.net
Researcher: Aung Khant
Organization: YGN Ethical Hacker Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3197 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3197
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3787

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X-Force: 43846 - PhpMyAdmin db, convcharset and collation_connection parameters cross-site request forgery, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 31188 - phpMyAdmin 'server_databases.php' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 31115 - phpMyAdmin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 47321 - phpMyAdmin db_create.php db Parameter CSRF
Vulnerability Center: 18955 - phpMyAdmin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability via a Link or IMG Tag, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2116

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

Created: 08/13/2008 11:51
Updated: 08/15/2019 07:04
Changes: 08/13/2008 11:51 (94), 08/15/2019 07:04 (2)
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