SB2017122106 - CSRF in phpMyAdmin
Published: December 21, 2017 Updated: January 2, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017122106
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000499)
CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attack.
The vulnerability exists due to absent validation of the request origin when performing certain database operations, such as deleting records or altering/truncating data in tables. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and perform CSRF attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.