Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-2630 - Unspecified vulnerability in PHPmyadmin
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN phpmyadmin
nessus
Summary
The MIME transformation system (transformations/text_plain__external.inc.php) in phpMyAdmin 2.5.0 up to 2.6.0-pl1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified vectors.
Vulnerable Configurations
Nessus
NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_FC07C9CA22CE11D9814E0001020EED82.NASL description From the phpMyAdmin 2.6.0p2 release notes : If PHP is not running in safe mode, a problem in the MIME-based transformation system (with an last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 36697 published 2009-04-23 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36697 title FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- remote command execution vulnerability (fc07c9ca-22ce-11d9-814e-0001020eed82) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database : # # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors # # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML, # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification, # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following # disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified. # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs, # published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript, # RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the # distribution. # # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION, # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(36697); script_version("1.17"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:36"); script_cve_id("CVE-2004-2630"); script_bugtraq_id(11391); script_name(english:"FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- remote command execution vulnerability (fc07c9ca-22ce-11d9-814e-0001020eed82)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "From the phpMyAdmin 2.6.0p2 release notes : If PHP is not running in safe mode, a problem in the MIME-based transformation system (with an 'external' transformation) allows to execute any command with the privileges of the web server's user." ); # http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=274709 script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2141dc4b" ); # http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1044864&group_id=23067&atid=377408 script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://sourceforge.net/p/phpmyadmin/bugs/1475/" ); # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/fc07c9ca-22ce-11d9-814e-0001020eed82.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1146c682" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:phpMyAdmin"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:phpmyadmin"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/10/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/10/20"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/23"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("freebsd_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"phpMyAdmin<2.6.0.2")) flag++; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"phpmyadmin<2.6.0.2")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family CGI abuses NASL id PHPMYADMIN_REMOTE_CMD.NASL description According to its banner, the remote version of phpMyAdmin is between 2.5.0 and 2.6.0-pl1. Such versions may allow an authenticated, remote attacker to run arbitrary commands subject to the privileges of the web server due to the way external MIME-based transformations are handled. Note that successful exploitation requires that PHP last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 15478 published 2004-10-17 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15478 title phpMyAdmin < 2.6.0-pl2 Unspecified Arbitrary Command Execution code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(15478); script_version("1.23"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/12"); script_cve_id("CVE-2004-2630"); script_bugtraq_id(11391); script_name(english:"phpMyAdmin < 2.6.0-pl2 Unspecified Arbitrary Command Execution"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of phpMyAdmin"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote web server contains a PHP application that may allow arbitrary command execution." ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "According to its banner, the remote version of phpMyAdmin is between 2.5.0 and 2.6.0-pl1. Such versions may allow an authenticated, remote attacker to run arbitrary commands subject to the privileges of the web server due to the way external MIME-based transformations are handled. Note that successful exploitation requires that PHP's 'safe_mode' be disabled and that the administrator not only prepare a special table for keeping some information but also specify it in a configuration." ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2004-2/" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=414281" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to phpMyAdmin version 2.6.0-pl2 or later." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/10/17"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2004/10/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"CGI abuses"); script_dependencie("phpMyAdmin_detect.nasl"); script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning"); script_require_ports("Services/www", 80); script_require_keys("www/phpMyAdmin", "www/PHP"); exit(0); } # Check starts here include("http_func.inc"); port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded:TRUE); if(!get_port_state(port))exit(0); if (!can_host_php(port:port)) exit(0); # Test an install. install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/phpMyAdmin")); if (isnull(install)) exit(0); matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$"); if (!isnull(matches)) { ver = matches[1]; if ( ereg(pattern:"^2\.(5\..*|6\.0$|6\.0-pl1)", string:ver) ) security_warning(port); }
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-200410-14.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200410-14 (phpMyAdmin: Vulnerability in MIME-based transformation system) A defect was found in phpMyAdmin last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 15511 published 2004-10-19 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15511 title GLSA-200410-14 : phpMyAdmin: Vulnerability in MIME-based transformation system NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PHPMYADMIN_2602.NASL description The following package needs to be updated: phpMyAdmin last seen 2016-09-26 modified 2011-10-03 plugin id 15574 published 2004-10-27 reporter Tenable source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=15574 title FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- remote command execution vulnerability (143)
References
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2004-2
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-14.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11391
- http://www.osvdb.org/10715
- http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Oct/1011761.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12813
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12859
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=109810251501643&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109816584519779&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17698