Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-4096 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in PHPmyadmin

047910
CVSS 8.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
SINGLE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
phpmyadmin
CWE-20
nessus
exploit available

Summary

libraries/database_interface.lib.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a request to server_databases.php with a sort_by parameter containing PHP sequences, which are processed by create_function.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Phpmyadmin
106

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    An attacker can use Server Side Include (SSI) Injection to send code to a web application that then gets executed by the web server. Doing so enables the attacker to achieve similar results to Cross Site Scripting, viz., arbitrary code execution and information disclosure, albeit on a more limited scale, since the SSI directives are nowhere near as powerful as a full-fledged scripting language. Nonetheless, the attacker can conveniently gain access to sensitive files, such as password files, and execute shell commands.
  • Cross Zone Scripting
    An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security. In a zone-based model, pages belong to one of a set of zones corresponding to the level of privilege assigned to that page. Pages in an untrusted zone would have a lesser level of access to the system and/or be restricted in the types of executable content it was allowed to invoke. In a cross-zone scripting attack, a page that should be assigned to a less privileged zone is granted the privileges of a more trusted zone. This can be accomplished by exploiting bugs in the browser, exploiting incorrect configuration in the zone controls, through a cross-site scripting attack that causes the attackers' content to be treated as coming from a more trusted page, or by leveraging some piece of system functionality that is accessible from both the trusted and less trusted zone. This attack differs from "Restful Privilege Escalation" in that the latter correlates to the inadequate securing of RESTful access methods (such as HTTP DELETE) on the server, while cross-zone scripting attacks the concept of security zones as implemented by a browser.
  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.

Exploit-Db

descriptionphpMyAdmin 3.2 'server_databases.php' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability. CVE-2008-4096. Webapps exploit for php platform
idEDB-ID:32383
last seen2016-02-03
modified2008-09-15
published2008-09-15
reporterNorman Hippert
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/32383/
titlephpMyAdmin <= 3.2 - 'server_databases.php' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Nessus

  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_74BF1594849311DDBB640030843D3802.NASL
    descriptionA phpMyAdmin security announcement : The server_databases.php script was vulnerable to an attack coming from a user who is already logged-on to phpMyAdmin, where he can execute shell code (if the PHP configuration permits commands like exec).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id34228
    published2008-09-17
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34228
    titleFreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- Code execution vulnerability (74bf1594-8493-11dd-bb64-0030843d3802)
    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(34228);
      script_version("1.17");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:39");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4096");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- Code execution vulnerability (74bf1594-8493-11dd-bb64-0030843d3802)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "A phpMyAdmin security announcement :
    
    The server_databases.php script was vulnerable to an attack coming
    from a user who is already logged-on to phpMyAdmin, where he can
    execute shell code (if the PHP configuration permits commands like
    exec)."
      );
      # http://secunia.com/Advisories/31884/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/Advisories/31884/"
      );
      # http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-7
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2008-7/"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/74bf1594-8493-11dd-bb64-0030843d3802.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1dcdf136"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
      script_cwe_id(20);
    
      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:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/09/15");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/09/17");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/09/17");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 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<2.11.9.1")) 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 familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_0_PHPMYADMIN-090119.NASL
    descriptionThis is a version upgrade to phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.4 to fix various security bugs. (CVE-2008-2960, CVE-2008-3197, CVE-2008-1149, CVE-2008-1567, CVE-2008-1924, CVE-2008-4096, CVE-2008-4326, CVE-2008-5621, CVE-2008-5622)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40107
    published2009-07-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40107
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-442)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update phpMyAdmin-442.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(40107);
      script_version("1.14");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:34");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1149", "CVE-2008-1567", "CVE-2008-1924", "CVE-2008-2960", "CVE-2008-3197", "CVE-2008-4096", "CVE-2008-4326", "CVE-2008-5621");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-442)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the phpMyAdmin-442 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This is a version upgrade to phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.4 to fix various
    security bugs. (CVE-2008-2960, CVE-2008-3197, CVE-2008-1149,
    CVE-2008-1567, CVE-2008-1924, CVE-2008-4096, CVE-2008-4326,
    CVE-2008-5621, CVE-2008-5622)"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369063"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=375320"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=383135"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=403093"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=409459"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=410768"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426517"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=450796"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457889"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected phpMyAdmin package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
      script_cwe_id(20, 79, 89, 200, 352);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:phpMyAdmin");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/01/19");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/07/21");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE11\.0)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "11.0", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.0", reference:"phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.4-0.1") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "phpMyAdmin");
    }
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200903-32.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200903-32 (phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in phpMyAdmin: libraries/database_interface.lib.php in phpMyAdmin allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a request to server_databases.php with a sort_by parameter containing PHP sequences, which are processed by create_function (CVE-2008-4096). Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pmd_pdf.php allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the db parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-6942 and CVE-2007-5977 (CVE-2008-4775). Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin allows remote authenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions as the administrator via a link or IMG tag to tbl_structure.php with a modified table parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged to conduct SQL injection attacks and execute arbitrary code (CVE-2008-5621). Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin allow remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via unknown vectors related to the table parameter, a different vector than CVE-2008-5621 (CVE-2008-5622). Impact : A remote attacker may execute arbitrary code with the rights of the webserver, inject and execute SQL with the rights of phpMyAdmin or conduct XSS attacks against other users. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35964
    published2009-03-19
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35964
    titleGLSA-200903-32 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_PHPMYADMIN-5935.NASL
    descriptionThis is a version upgrade to phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.4 to fix various security bugs. (CVE-2008-2960, CVE-2008-3197, CVE-2008-1149, CVE-2008-1567, CVE-2008-1924, CVE-2008-4096, CVE-2008-4326, CVE-2008-5621, CVE-2008-5622)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35449
    published2009-01-22
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35449
    titleopenSUSE 10 Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-5935)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-8335.NASL
    descriptionThis update by upstream to phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.2 solves a not yet clearly specified XSS in MSIE using NUL byte vulnerability. - [auth] Links to version number on login screen - [core] PMA does not start if ini_set() is disabled - [bookmarks] Saved queries greater than 1000 chars not displayed - [export] Export type
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id34285
    published2008-09-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34285
    titleFedora 9 : phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.2-1.fc9 (2008-8335)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-1641.NASL
    descriptionSeveral 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.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id34254
    published2008-09-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34254
    titleDebian DSA-1641-1 : phpmyadmin - several vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-8269.NASL
    descriptionThis update by upstream to phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.1 solves a not yet clearly specified code execution vulnerability. - [auth] Links to version number on login screen - [core] PMA does not start if ini_set() is disabled - [bookmarks] Saved queries greater than 1000 chars not displayed - [export] Export type
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id34281
    published2008-09-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34281
    titleFedora 8 : phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.1-1.fc8 (2008-8269)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-8370.NASL
    descriptionThis update by upstream to phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.1 solves a not yet clearly specified code execution vulnerability. - [auth] Links to version number on login screen - [core] PMA does not start if ini_set() is disabled - [bookmarks] Saved queries greater than 1000 chars not displayed - [export] Export type
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id34287
    published2008-09-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34287
    titleFedora 9 : phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.1-1.fc9 (2008-8370)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-8286.NASL
    descriptionThis update by upstream to phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.2 solves a not yet clearly specified XSS in MSIE using NUL byte vulnerability. - [auth] Links to version number on login screen - [core] PMA does not start if ini_set() is disabled - [bookmarks] Saved queries greater than 1000 chars not displayed - [export] Export type
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id34283
    published2008-09-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34283
    titleFedora 8 : phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.2-1.fc8 (2008-8286)