SB2016070303 - Multiple vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin

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SB2016070303 - Multiple vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin

Published: July 3, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2016070303
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5734)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the preg_replace e (aka eval) modifier, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted string, as demonstrated by the table search-and-replace implementation.


2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5732)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the partition-range implementation in templates/table/structure/display_partitions.phtml in the table-structure page in phpMyAdmin 4.6.x before 4.6.3 when processing crafted table parameters. A remote 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.


3) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5704)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in the table-structure page in phpMyAdmin 4.6.x before 4.6.3. 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.


4) Security Features (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5702)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

phpMyAdmin 4.6.x before 4.6.3, when the environment lacks a PHP_SELF value, allows remote attackers to conduct cookie-attribute injection attacks via a crafted URI.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References