Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1641-1 phpmyadmin -- several vulnerabilities
- Date Reported:
- 20 Sep 2008
- Affected Packages:
- phpmyadmin
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-3197, CVE-2008-3456, CVE-2008-3457, CVE-2008-4096.
- More information:
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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.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 4:2.9.1.1-8.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 4:2.11.8.1-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your phpmyadmin package.
- CVE-2008-4096
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin_2.9.1.1-8.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin_2.9.1.1-8.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin_2.9.1.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin_2.9.1.1-8.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin_2.9.1.1-8_all.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.