Cross-site scripting in phpMyAdmin - CVE-2014-6300

Detailed vulnerability description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the micro history implementation in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.3, 4.1.x before 4.1.14.4, and 4.2.x before 4.2.8.1. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security 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.

How to mitigate CVE-2014-6300

Sources

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00032.html
• http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2014-10.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69790
• https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/33b39f9f1dd9a4d27856530e5ac004e23b30e8ac
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-03