Vulnerability identifier: #VU44638

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3598

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
phpPgAdmin
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: phpPgAdmin Development Team

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in phpPgAdmin before 5.0.3 when processing (1) a web page title, related to classes/Misc.php; or the (2) return_url or (3) return_desc parameter to display.php. 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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpPgAdmin: 2.2 - 5.0.1

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External links
http://freshmeat.net/projects/phppgadmin/releases/336969
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/067843.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/067846.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00033.html
http://osvdb.org/75997
http://osvdb.org/75998
http://secunia.com/advisories/46248
http://secunia.com/advisories/46426
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4E897F6C.90905%40free.fr&forum_name=phppgadmin-news
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/04/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/04/10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49914
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=385505
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743205
http://github.com/phppgadmin/phppgadmin/commit/1df248203de055f97e092b50b1dd9643ccb73842

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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.