Fedora 30 update for phpMyAdmin

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU22939

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18622

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the database name in the designer feature. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary SQL queries in database via a specially crafted database name.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 30

phpMyAdmin: before 4.9.2-1.fc30

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-8f55b515f1

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.