JVN#54824688 phpMyAdmin cross-site scripting vulnerability

Overview

phpMyAdmin provided by The phpMyAdmin Project contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Products Affected

phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.1 and earlier

Description

phpMyAdmin provided by The phpMyAdmin Project is software to handle the administration of MySQL over the web browser. phpMyAdmin contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Impact

An arbitrary script may be executed on the user's web browser.
According to the developer, Microsoft Internet Explorer is only affected by this vulnerability and it is confirmed that Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Konqueror, and Apple Safari are not affected by this issue.
For more information, refer to the developer's website.

Solution

Update the Software
Apply the latest update provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
The phpMyAdmin Project	phpMyAdmin security announcement PMASA-2008-8
	Information about version 2.11.9.2

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2008.09.26

Measures	Conditions	Severity
Access Required	Routed - can be attacked over the Internet using packets	High
Authentication	None - anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)	High
User Interaction Required	Simple - the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file	Medium
Exploit Complexity	Low - little to no expertise and/or luck required to exploit (cross-site scripting)	High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Masako Oono of NetAgent Co., Ltd. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE	CVE-2008-4326
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2008-000061