SB2018091020 - Cross-site scripting in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

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SB2018091020 - Cross-site scripting in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

Published: September 10, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018091020
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15605)

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 via the file import feature. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim to upload it 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References