Stored cross-site scripting in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU24075

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19617

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 certain GIT information in libraries/classes/Display/GitRevision.php and libraries/classes/Footer.php scrips. A remote attacker can inject 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): 4.9.0.1-r0 - 4.9.5-r0

External links

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 non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.