Stored cross-site scripting in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)



Published: 2018-07-16
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-12581
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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phpmyadmin (Alpine package)
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Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU13417

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12581

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within Designer feature. A remote attacker create database with a specially crafted name and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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 - 4.8.1-r0

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=28ad740944ec93975aaaaf3b70bc1b573cc50d11
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7b247d9a30036bc793da142933227d7148840609


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.



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