phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.4/4.4.15.8/4.0.10.17 CSRF Protection cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.4/4.4.15.8/4.0.10.17 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CSRF protection. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9866. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 4.6.4/4.4.15.8/4.0.10.17 (Database Administration Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component CSRF Protection. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. When the arg_separator is different from its default & value, the CSRF token was not properly stripped from the return URL of the preference import action. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.

The weakness was shared 12/11/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-9866. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96426 (GLSA-201701-32 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 4.6.5, 4.4.15.9 or 4.0.10.18 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96426) and SecurityFocus (BID 94536†). The entries VDB-94065, VDB-94066, VDB-94069 and VDB-94070 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 96426
Nessus Name: GLSA-201701-32 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 103230
OpenVAS Name: phpMyAdmin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities - 04 - Dec16 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 4.6.5/4.4.15.9/4.0.10.18

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12/06/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9866 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94084
SecurityFocus: 94536

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2016 09:13
Updated: 10/05/2022 16:39
Changes: 12/11/2016 09:13 (40), 01/27/2018 12:39 (18), 10/05/2022 16:25 (3), 10/05/2022 16:32 (11), 10/05/2022 16:39 (1)
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