SQL injection in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU24074

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5504

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

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the user accounts page. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

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 update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpmyadmin (Alpine package): 4.0.4.1-r0 - 5.0.1-r0

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d1ca28236a0ac918327d8820c62f999334ae5425
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6968b89f72fd65cf6c2f9599cae37f8a0cb04f79
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0a32577bf023f172fed5e75fdb179f09fd90ca1b
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=46a514e1ea28a8779ba7bd91234c11300cc71744

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.