SB2014030509 - Cross-site scripting in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
Published: March 5, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014030509
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 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1879)
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in import.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.1.7. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a22a08931f0226274a1d57544d0d3c18831e51bc
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c6a60a36482eed479741be0641f726f32d509ca9
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=13e92ef5c521159f525ea6feabb7617828eb98a5
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3e6173a5d5cb637e4eaf0b4ed7ed7a4b475096c8