Cross-site scripting in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU10710

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7260

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in db_central_columns.php in phpMyAdmin before 4.7.8. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially 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): 4.7.0-r0 - 4.7.7-r0

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7d1a6622f333892d95b8c15e8f4ceb94568fb436
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bc6a892eca777c8db4219b78459ae2647a7440c5

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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