SB2013070403 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in phpMyAdmin
Published: July 4, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013070403
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4729)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to manipulate or delete data.
import.php in phpMyAdmin 4.x before 4.0.4.1 does not properly restrict the ability of input data to specify a file format, which allows remote authenticated users to modify the GLOBALS superglobal array, and consequently change the configuration, via a crafted request.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.