Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-4998 - Information Exposure vulnerability in PHPmyadmin

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
phpmyadmin
CWE-200
nessus

Summary

phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8.2 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid request, which reveals the installation path in an error message, related to pmd_common.php and other files.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Subverting Environment Variable Values
    The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible)
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
  • Browser Fingerprinting
    An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
  • Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2013-203.NASL
    descriptionMultiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in phpmyadmin : - XSS due to unescaped HTML Output when executing a SQL query (CVE-2013-4995). - 5 XSS vulnerabilities in setup, chart display, process list, and logo link. If a crafted version.json would be presented, an XSS could be introduced (CVE-2013-4996, CVE-2013-4997). - Full path disclosure vulnerabilities (CVE-2013-4998, CVE-2013-5000). - Self-XSS due to unescaped HTML output in schema export (CVE-2013-5002). - SQL injection vulnerabilities, producing a privilege escalation (control user) (CVE-2013-5003). This upgrade provides the latest phpmyadmin version (3.5.8.2) to address these vulnerabilities.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id69154
    published2013-07-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69154
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : phpmyadmin (MDVSA-2013:203)
  • NASL familyCGI abuses
    NASL idPHPMYADMIN_PMASA_2013_15.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its self-identified version number, the phpMyAdmin install hosted on the remote web server is 3.5.x earlier than 3.5.8.2 or 4.0.x earlier than 4.0.4.2. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Numerous input validation errors exist that could lead to cross-site scripting attacks related to
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id69184
    published2013-08-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69184
    titlephpMyAdmin 3.5.x < 3.5.8.2 / 4.0.x < 4.0.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (PMASA-2013-8 - PMASA-2013-15
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201311-02.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201311-02 (phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote authenticated attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process running phpMyAdmin, inject SQL code, or to conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Clickjacking attacks. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id70753
    published2013-11-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/70753
    titleGLSA-201311-02 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2014-8577.NASL
    descriptionphpMyAdmin 4.2.6.0 (2014-07-17) =============================== - Undefined index warning with referenced column. - $cfg[
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2014-07-31
    plugin id76917
    published2014-07-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/76917
    titleFedora 19 : phpMyAdmin-4.2.6-1.fc19 (2014-8577)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2014-8581.NASL
    descriptionphpMyAdmin 4.2.6.0 (2014-07-17) =============================== - Undefined index warning with referenced column. - $cfg[
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2014-07-31
    plugin id76918
    published2014-07-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/76918
    titleFedora 20 : phpMyAdmin-4.2.6-1.fc20 (2014-8581)