Security Features in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

1) Security Features

EUVDB-ID: #VU33355

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9865

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Due to a bug in serialized string parsing, it was possible to bypass the protection offered by PMA_safeUnserialize() function. 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpmyadmin (Alpine package): 4.0.4.1-r0 - 4.4.15.8-r0

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=e5eab8d8305ee89d1f358ecaaca464d06bf877d1
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3c5da8c4643bf2ec21c87b1c68b3ad2c149fc3b9
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b36b3560d17cde1b9b07e17906ea6b7612b04cce
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a35fc5fa306c1b74cf13f5f8a6624b47b0409a82

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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