phpMyAdmin up to 3.5.2.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in phpMyAdmin 3.5.0.0/3.5.1.0/3.5.2.0/3.5.2.1/3.5.2.2. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5368. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in phpMyAdmin 3.5.0.0/3.5.1.0/3.5.2.0/3.5.2.1/3.5.2.2 (Database Administration Software). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.3 uses JavaScript code that is obtained through an HTTP session to phpmyadmin.net without SSL, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by modifying this code.

The weakness was shared 10/25/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5368 since 10/10/2012. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62539 (FreeBSD : phpMyAdmin -- Multiple XSS due to unescaped HTML output in Trigger, Procedure and Event pages and Fetching the version information from a non-SSL site is vulnerable to a MITM attack (ef417da3-1640-11e2-999b-e0cb4e266481)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12610 (phpMyAdmin Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (PMASA-2012-6,PMASA-2012-7)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79555), Tenable (62539), SecurityFocus (BID 55939†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36821†). The entry VDB-62758 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 62539
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : phpMyAdmin -- Multiple XSS due to unescaped HTML output in Trigger, Procedure and Event pages and Fetching the version information from a non-SSL site is vulnerable to a MITM attack (ef417da3-1640-11e2-999b-e0cb4e266481)
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OpenVAS ID: 72505
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: phpMyAdmin
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

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10/10/2012 🔍
10/12/2012 +2 days 🔍
10/24/2012 +12 days 🔍
10/25/2012 +1 days 🔍
10/25/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +880 days 🔍
12/19/2021 +2462 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: 50edafc0884aa15d0a1aa178089ac6a1ad2eb18a
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5368 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5368
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62759
X-Force: 79555
SecurityFocus: 55939
Vulnerability Center: 36821 - phpMyAdmin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability due to JavaScript Fetched in non-SSL Mode, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/19/2021 15:02
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (63), 04/20/2017 13:37 (2), 12/19/2021 15:01 (4), 12/19/2021 15:02 (1)
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