Cross-site scripting in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU32511

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4955

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the PMA_TRI_getRowForList function in libraries/rte/rte_list.lib.php in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.1, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.2, and 4.2.x before 4.2.6. 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpmyadmin (Alpine package): 4.0.4.1-r0 - 4.0.9-r1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:phpmyadmin_alpine_package:4.0.4.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.6
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:phpmyadmin_alpine_package:4.0.4.2-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.6
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:phpmyadmin_alpine_package:4.0.9-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.6

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5f5e409f855b0320e664672cf59fee41746f3e06
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b3ec9f20574955f754b62f4605ce2cfe98666486
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a68e62dc417d84943621aa3a8f173b4c9d1d1384

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.