phpMyAdmin up to 1.3 wp-pma-mod access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in phpMyAdmin. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file wp-content/plugins/portable-phpmyadmin/wp-pma-mod. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-5469. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin (Database Administration Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file wp-content/plugins/portable-phpmyadmin/wp-pma-mod. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Portable phpMyAdmin plugin before 1.3.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain phpMyAdmin console access via a direct request to wp-content/plugins/portable-phpmyadmin/wp-pma-mod.

The weakness was released 12/20/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at wordpress.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5469. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Mark Stanislav and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64245 (Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin for WordPress 'wp-pma-mod' Authentication Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 1.2.9.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80654), Exploit-DB (23356), Tenable (64245), SecurityFocus (BID 56920†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38177†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Mark Stanislav
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Nessus ID: 64245
Nessus Name: Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin for WordPress 'wp-pma-mod' Authentication Bypass
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 1.2.9.4
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10/24/2012 🔍
12/12/2012 +49 days 🔍
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01/25/2013 +36 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +785 days 🔍
06/30/2024 +3386 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-5469 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5469
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63221
X-Force: 80654
SecurityFocus: 56920 - WordPress Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin CVE-2012-5469 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 38177 - phpMyAdmin <1.3.1 Remote Authentication Bypass via a Direct Request to, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 06/30/2024 15:13
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (62), 04/24/2017 09:54 (11), 12/21/2021 01:45 (3), 12/21/2021 01:52 (1), 06/30/2024 15:13 (15)
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