SB2020011810 - SQL injection in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18622)

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

CVSSv4: 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

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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0a32577bf023f172fed5e75fdb179f09fd90ca1b
• https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=46a514e1ea28a8779ba7bd91234c11300cc71744