| VID |
21949 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
80, ... |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
CGI |
| Detailed Description |
The phpMyAdmin program is vulnerable to the Import_Blacklist Variable Overwrite vulnerability. phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the WWW. Currently it can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields. phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin versions 2.7.0-rc1 and 2.7.0 could allow a remote attacker to overwrite the $import_blacklist global variable, which is used in the 'libraries/grab_globals.lib.php' script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary variables, conduct cross site scripting attacks, include local files (PHP4), include remote files (PHP5), and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Web server.
* References:
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2005-9
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_252005.110.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0247.html
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/2792
http://secunia.com/advisories/17925/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17957
http://secunia.com/advisories/18618
* Platforms Affected:
Tobias Ratschiller, phpMyAdmin 2.7.0
Tobias Ratschiller, phpMyAdmin 2.7.0-rc1
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of phpMyAdmin (2.7.0-pl1 or later), available from the phpMyAdmin Download Web page at http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php |
| Related URL |
CVE-2005-4079 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
15761 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
23527 (ISS) |
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