Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin, a tool to administrate MySQL databases over the web. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :
CVE-2008-4096 Remote authenticated users could execute arbitrary code on the host running phpMyAdmin through manipulation of a script parameter.
CVE-2008-3457 Cross site scripting through the setup script was possible in rare circumstances.
CVE-2008-3456 Protection has been added against remote websites loading phpMyAdmin into a frameset.
CVE-2008-3197 Cross site request forgery allowed remote attackers to create a new database, but not perform any other action on it.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1641. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(34254);
script_version("1.17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3197", "CVE-2008-3456", "CVE-2008-3457", "CVE-2008-4096");
script_bugtraq_id(30420);
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1641");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1641-1 : phpmyadmin - several vulnerabilities");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin, a
tool to administrate MySQL databases over the web. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following
problems :
- CVE-2008-4096
Remote authenticated users could execute arbitrary code
on the host running phpMyAdmin through manipulation of a
script parameter.
- CVE-2008-3457
Cross site scripting through the setup script was
possible in rare circumstances.
- CVE-2008-3456
Protection has been added against remote websites
loading phpMyAdmin into a frameset.
- CVE-2008-3197
Cross site request forgery allowed remote attackers to
create a new database, but not perform any other action
on it."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4096"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3457"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3456"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3197"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Upgrade the phpmyadmin package.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in
version 4:2.9.1.1-8."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
script_cwe_id(20, 59, 79, 352);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:phpmyadmin");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/09/20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/09/23");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"phpmyadmin", reference:"4:2.9.1.1-8")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | phpmyadmin | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:phpmyadmin |
debian | debian_linux | 4.0 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0 |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3197
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3456
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3457
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4096
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3197
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3456
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3457
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4096
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641