Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-2040 - Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 5.4 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
LOW
Integrity impact
LOW
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
fedoraproject
opensuse
phpmyadmin
CWE-79
nessus

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.13, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.3, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) table name, (2) SET value, (3) search query, or (4) hostname in a Location header.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • 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.
  • Embedding Scripts in Non-Script Elements
    This attack is a form of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) where malicious scripts are embedded in elements that are not expected to host scripts such as image tags (<img>), comments in XML documents (< !-CDATA->), etc. These tags may not be subject to the same input validation, output validation, and other content filtering and checking routines, so this can create an opportunity for an attacker to tunnel through the application's elements and launch a XSS attack through other elements. As with all remote attacks, it is important to differentiate the ability to launch an attack (such as probing an internal network for unpatched servers) and the ability of the remote attacker to collect and interpret the output of said attack.
  • Embedding Scripts within Scripts
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts. The attacker leverages this capability to execute scripts to execute his/her own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute. The attacker must have the ability to inject script into script that is likely to be executed. If this is done, then the attacker can potentially launch a variety of probes and attacks against the web server's local environment, in many cases the so-called DMZ, back end resources the web server can communicate with, and other hosts. With the proliferation of intermediaries, such as Web App Firewalls, network devices, and even printers having JVMs and Web servers, there are many locales where an attacker can inject malicious scripts. Since this attack pattern defines scripts within scripts, there are likely privileges to execute said attack on the host. Of course, these attacks are not solely limited to the server side, client side scripts like Ajax and client side JavaScript can contain malicious scripts as well. In general all that is required is for there to be sufficient privileges to execute a script, but not protected against writing.
  • Cross-Site Scripting in Error Pages
    An attacker distributes a link (or possibly some other query structure) with a request to a third party web server that is malformed and also contains a block of exploit code in order to have the exploit become live code in the resulting error page. When the third party web server receives the crafted request and notes the error it then creates an error message that echoes the malformed message, including the exploit. Doing this converts the exploit portion of the message into to valid language elements that are executed by the viewing browser. When a victim executes the query provided by the attacker the infected error message error message is returned including the exploit code which then runs in the victim's browser. XSS can result in execution of code as well as data leakage (e.g. session cookies can be sent to the attacker). This type of attack is especially dangerous since the exploit appears to come from the third party web server, who the victim may trust and hence be more vulnerable to deception.
  • Cross-Site Scripting Using Alternate Syntax
    The attacker uses alternate forms of keywords or commands that result in the same action as the primary form but which may not be caught by filters. For example, many keywords are processed in a case insensitive manner. If the site's web filtering algorithm does not convert all tags into a consistent case before the comparison with forbidden keywords it is possible to bypass filters (e.g., incomplete black lists) by using an alternate case structure. For example, the "script" tag using the alternate forms of "Script" or "ScRiPt" may bypass filters where "script" is the only form tested. Other variants using different syntax representations are also possible as well as using pollution meta-characters or entities that are eventually ignored by the rendering engine. The attack can result in the execution of otherwise prohibited functionality.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-168.NASL
    descriptionSecurity update to phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.4 The followinng vulnerabilities were fixed: (boo#964024) - CVE-2016-2038: Multiple full path disclosure vulnerabilities - CVE-2016-2039: Unsafe generation of XSRF/CSRF token - CVE-2016-2040: Multiple XSS vulnerabilities - CVE-2016-1927: Insecure password generation in JavaScript - CVE-2016-2041: Unsafe comparison of XSRF/CSRF token - CVE-2016-2042: Multiple full path disclosure vulnerabilities - CVE-2016-2043: XSS vulnerability in normalization page
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-02-09
    plugin id88632
    published2016-02-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/88632
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.4 (openSUSE-2016-168)
    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 openSUSE-2016-168.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(88632);
      script_version("2.5");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2016-1927", "CVE-2016-2038", "CVE-2016-2039", "CVE-2016-2040", "CVE-2016-2041", "CVE-2016-2042", "CVE-2016-2043");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.4 (openSUSE-2016-168)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2016-168 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Security update to phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.4
    
    The followinng vulnerabilities were fixed: (boo#964024)
    
      - CVE-2016-2038: Multiple full path disclosure
        vulnerabilities
    
      - CVE-2016-2039: Unsafe generation of XSRF/CSRF token
    
      - CVE-2016-2040: Multiple XSS vulnerabilities
    
      - CVE-2016-1927: Insecure password generation in
        JavaScript
    
      - CVE-2016-2041: Unsafe comparison of XSRF/CSRF token
    
      - CVE-2016-2042: Multiple full path disclosure
        vulnerabilities
    
      - CVE-2016-2043: XSS vulnerability in normalization page"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=964024"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.4 package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
    
      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:13.1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/02/20");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/02/08");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/02/09");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      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 !~ "^(SUSE13\.1)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "13.1", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"phpMyAdmin-4.4.15.4-46.1") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "phpMyAdmin");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_6CC06EECC60B11E5BF366805CA0B3D42.NASL
    descriptionThe phpMyAdmin development team reports : - With a crafted table name it is possible to trigger an XSS attack in the database search page. - With a crafted SET value or a crafted search query, it is possible to trigger an XSS attacks in the zoom search page. - With a crafted hostname header, it is possible to trigger an XSS attacks in the home page. We consider these vulnerabilities to be non-critical. These vulnerabilities can be triggered only by someone who is logged in to phpMyAdmin, as the usual token protection prevents non-logged-in users from accessing the required pages.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id88469
    published2016-01-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/88469
    titleFreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- Multiple XSS vulnerabilities (6cc06eec-c60b-11e5-bf36-6805ca0b3d42)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-3627.NASL
    descriptionSeveral vulnerabilities have been fixed in phpMyAdmin, the web-based MySQL administration interface. - CVE-2016-1927 The suggestPassword function relied on a non-secure random number generator which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess generated passwords via a brute-force approach. - CVE-2016-2039 CSRF token values were generated by a non-secure random number generator, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by predicting a value. - CVE-2016-2040 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. - CVE-2016-2041 phpMyAdmin does not use a constant-time algorithm for comparing CSRF tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by measuring time differences. - CVE-2016-2560 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. - CVE-2016-2561 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. - CVE-2016-5099 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. - CVE-2016-5701 For installations running on plain HTTP, phpMyAdmin allows remote attackers to conduct BBCode injection attacks against HTTP sessions via a crafted URI. - CVE-2016-5705 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. - CVE-2016-5706 phpMyAdmin allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a large array in the scripts parameter. - CVE-2016-5731 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. - CVE-2016-5733 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. - CVE-2016-5739 A specially crafted Transformation could leak information which a remote attacker could use to perform cross site request forgeries.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id92527
    published2016-07-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92527
    titleDebian DSA-3627-1 : phpmyadmin - security update
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-151.NASL
    descriptionThis update to phpMyAdmin 4.4.15.4 fixes the following issues (boo#964024) - CVE-2016-2038: Multiple full path disclosure vulnerabilities - CVE-2016-2039: Unsafe generation of XSRF/CSRF token - CVE-2016-2040: Multiple XSS vulnerabilities - CVE-2016-1927: Insecure password generation in JavaScript - CVE-2016-2041: Unsafe comparison of XSRF/CSRF token - CVE-2016-2042: Multiple full path disclosure vulnerabilities - CVE-2016-2043: XSS vulnerability in normalization page
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-02-08
    plugin id88607
    published2016-02-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/88607
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-2016-151)
  • NASL familyCGI abuses
    NASL idPHPMYADMIN_PMASA_2016_5.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its self-reported version number, the phpMyAdmin application hosted on the remote web server is 4.0.x prior to 4.0.10.13, 4.4.x prior to 4.4.15.3, or 4.5.x prior to 4.5.4. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A security bypass vulnerability exists due to the use of the Math.random() JavaScript function which does not provide cryptographically secure random numbers. A remote attacker can exploit this to guess passwords via a brute-force attack. (CVE-2016-1927) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in multiple scripts that allows a remote attacker, via a specially crafted request, to disclose the software
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id88985
    published2016-02-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/88985
    titlephpMyAdmin 4.0.x < 4.0.10.13 / 4.4.x < 4.4.15.3 / 4.5.x < 4.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (PMASA-2016-1 - PMASA-2016-5)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-481.NASL
    descriptionThe previous security upload broke the search pages in phpMyAdmin. This was caused by a broken patch applied to fix CVE-2016-2040. For Debian 7
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2016-05-19
    plugin id91243
    published2016-05-19
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/91243
    titleDebian DLA-481-2 : phpmyadmin regression update
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2016-E1FE01E96E.NASL
    descriptionphpMyAdmin 4.5.4 (2016-01-28) ============================= - live data edit of big sets is not working - Table list not saved in db QBE bookmarked search - While
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-03-04
    plugin id89625
    published2016-03-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89625
    titleFedora 22 : phpMyAdmin-4.5.4-1.fc22 (2016-e1fe01e96e)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2016-E55278763E.NASL
    descriptionphpMyAdmin 4.5.4.1 (2016-01-28) =============================== - Error with PMA 4.4.15.3 - Remove hard dependency on phpseclib phpMyAdmin 4.5.4 (2016-01-28) ============================= - live data edit of big sets is not working - Table list not saved in db QBE bookmarked search - While
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-03-04
    plugin id89630
    published2016-03-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89630
    titleFedora 23 : phpMyAdmin-4.5.4.1-1.fc23 (2016-e55278763e)