[ GLSA 200411-36 ] phpMyAdmin: Multiple XSS vulnerabilities

[Luke Macken <lewk () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200411-36
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Low
     Title: phpMyAdmin: Multiple XSS vulnerabilities
      Date: November 27, 2004
      Bugs: #71819
        ID: 200411-36

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Synopsis
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phpMyAdmin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.

Background
==========

phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the
administration of MySQL databases from a web-browser.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package            /  Vulnerable  /                    Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  dev-db/phpmyadmin     < 2.6.0_p3                      >= 2.6.0_p3

Description
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Cedric Cochin has discovered multiple cross-site scripting
vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin. These vulnerabilities can be exploited
through the PmaAbsoluteUri parameter, the zero_rows parameter in
read_dump.php, the confirm form, or an error message generated by the
internal phpMyAdmin parser.

Impact
======

By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker can inject and
execute malicious script code, potentially compromising the victim's
browser.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.0_p3"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2004-1055
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1055
  [ 2 ] PMASA-2004-3
        http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2004-3
  [ 3 ] netVigilance Advisory
        http://www.netvigilance.com/html/advisory0005.htm

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-36.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

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