phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.15/4.4.15.6/4.6.2 BBcode index.inc.php injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.15/4.4.15.6/4.6.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file setup/frames/index.inc.php of the component BBcode Handler. Such manipulation leads to injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5701. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.0.10.15/4.4.15.6/4.6.2 (Database Administration Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file setup/frames/index.inc.php of the component BBcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

setup/frames/index.inc.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to conduct BBCode injection attacks against HTTP sessions via a crafted URI.

The weakness was disclosed 07/03/2016 by Emanuel Bronshtein (Website). The advisory is available at phpmyadmin.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5701 since 06/16/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1055 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:setup/frames/index.inc.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92273 (Fedora 23 : phpMyAdmin (2016-9df3915036)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175793 (Debian Security Update for phpmyadmin (DSA 3627-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.0.10.16, 4.4.15.7 or 4.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92273) and SecurityFocus (BID 91383†). The entries VDB-81036, VDB-81038, VDB-81039 and VDB-81040 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 92273
Nessus Name: Fedora 23 : phpMyAdmin (2016-9df3915036)
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OpenVAS ID: 69121
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for phpMyAdmin FEDORA-2016-81c2dabf20
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.0.10.16/4.4.15.7/4.6.3
Patch: github.com

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06/16/2016 🔍
06/23/2016 +7 days 🔍
07/02/2016 +9 days 🔍
07/03/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/03/2016 +0 days 🔍
07/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/15/2016 +11 days 🔍
08/26/2022 +2233 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-9df3915036
Researcher: Emanuel Bronshtein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5701 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88562

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SecurityFocus: 91383 - phpMyAdmin CVE-2016-5701 Remote Code Injection Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2016 10:09
Updated: 08/26/2022 11:57
Changes: 07/04/2016 10:09 (66), 02/15/2019 16:16 (14), 08/26/2022 11:49 (4), 08/26/2022 11:57 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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