Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-9865 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in PHPmyadmin

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
phpmyadmin
CWE-502
critical
nessus

Summary

An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. Due to a bug in serialized string parsing, it was possible to bypass the protection offered by PMA_safeUnserialize() function. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.5), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.9), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.18) are affected.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Phpmyadmin
63

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1415.NASL
    descriptionSeveral vulnerabilities were found in phpMyAdmin, the web-based MySQL administration interface, including SQL injection attacks, denial of service, arbitrary code execution, cross-site scripting, server-side request forgery, authentication bypass, and file system traversal. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110945
    published2018-07-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110945
    titleDebian DLA-1415-1 : phpmyadmin security update
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-1415-1. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(110945);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/08 12:52:14");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2016-6609", "CVE-2016-6614", "CVE-2016-6615", "CVE-2016-6616", "CVE-2016-6618", "CVE-2016-6619", "CVE-2016-6620", "CVE-2016-6621", "CVE-2016-6622", "CVE-2016-9865", "CVE-2017-18264");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DLA-1415-1 : phpmyadmin security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Several vulnerabilities were found in phpMyAdmin, the web-based MySQL
    administration interface, including SQL injection attacks, denial of
    service, arbitrary code execution, cross-site scripting, server-side
    request forgery, authentication bypass, and file system traversal.
    
    For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version
    4:4.2.12-2+deb8u3.
    
    We recommend that you upgrade your phpmyadmin packages.
    
    NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
    block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
    to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
    introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00006.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/phpmyadmin"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Upgrade the affected phpmyadmin package."
      );
      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:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:phpmyadmin");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/07/06");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/07/09");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"phpmyadmin", reference:"4:4.2.12-2+deb8u3")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-757.NASL
    descriptionVarious security issues where found and fixed in phpmyadmin in wheezy. CVE-2016-4412 / PMASA-2016-57 A user can be tricked in following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which after authentication redirects to another malicious site. CVE-2016-6626 / PMASA-2016-49 In the fix for PMASA-2016-57, we didn
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2016-12-27
    plugin id96093
    published2016-12-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/96093
    titleDebian DLA-757-1 : phpmyadmin security update
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-757-1. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(96093);
      script_version("3.4");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2016-4412", "CVE-2016-6626", "CVE-2016-9849", "CVE-2016-9850", "CVE-2016-9861", "CVE-2016-9864", "CVE-2016-9865");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DLA-757-1 : phpmyadmin security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Various security issues where found and fixed in phpmyadmin in wheezy.
    
    CVE-2016-4412 / PMASA-2016-57
    
    A user can be tricked in following a link leading to phpMyAdmin, which
    after authentication redirects to another malicious site.
    
    CVE-2016-6626 / PMASA-2016-49
    
    In the fix for PMASA-2016-57, we didn't have sufficient checking and
    was possible to bypass whitelist.
    
    CVE-2016-9849 / PMASA-2016-60
    
    Username deny rules bypass (AllowRoot & Others) by using Null Byte.
    
    CVE-2016-9850 / PMASA-2016-61
    
    Username matching for the allow/deny rules may result in wrong matches
    and detection of the username in the rule due to non-constant
    execution time.
    
    CVE-2016-9861 / PMASA-2016-66
    
    In the fix for PMASA-2016-49, we has buggy checks and was possible to
    bypass whitelist.
    
    CVE-2016-9864 / PMASA-2016-69
    
    Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities.
    
    CVE-2016-9865 / PMASA-2016-70
    
    Due to a bug in serialized string parsing, it was possible to bypass
    the protection offered by PMA_safeUnserialize() function.
    
    For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version
    4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u7.
    
    We recommend that you upgrade your phpmyadmin packages.
    
    NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
    block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
    to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
    introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/12/msg00036.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/phpmyadmin"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Upgrade the affected phpmyadmin package."
      );
      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:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:phpmyadmin");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/12/24");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/12/27");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"phpmyadmin", reference:"4:3.4.11.1-2+deb7u7")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201701-32.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-32 (phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A authenticated remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary PHP Code, inject SQL code, or to conduct Cross-Site Scripting attacks. In certain configurations, an unauthenticated remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id96426
    published2017-01-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/96426
    titleGLSA-201701-32 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-32.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(96426);
      script_version("3.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/04/10 16:10:17");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2016-4412", "CVE-2016-5097", "CVE-2016-5098", "CVE-2016-5099", "CVE-2016-5701", "CVE-2016-5702", "CVE-2016-5703", "CVE-2016-5704", "CVE-2016-5705", "CVE-2016-5706", "CVE-2016-5730", "CVE-2016-5731", "CVE-2016-5732", "CVE-2016-5733", "CVE-2016-5734", "CVE-2016-5739", "CVE-2016-6606", "CVE-2016-6607", "CVE-2016-6608", "CVE-2016-6609", "CVE-2016-6610", "CVE-2016-6611", "CVE-2016-6612", "CVE-2016-6613", "CVE-2016-6614", "CVE-2016-6615", "CVE-2016-6616", "CVE-2016-6617", "CVE-2016-6618", "CVE-2016-6619", "CVE-2016-6620", "CVE-2016-6622", "CVE-2016-6623", "CVE-2016-6624", "CVE-2016-6625", "CVE-2016-6626", "CVE-2016-6627", "CVE-2016-6628", "CVE-2016-6629", "CVE-2016-6630", "CVE-2016-6631", "CVE-2016-6632", "CVE-2016-6633", "CVE-2016-9847", "CVE-2016-9848", "CVE-2016-9849", "CVE-2016-9850", "CVE-2016-9851", "CVE-2016-9852", "CVE-2016-9853", "CVE-2016-9854", "CVE-2016-9855", "CVE-2016-9856", "CVE-2016-9857", "CVE-2016-9858", "CVE-2016-9859", "CVE-2016-9860", "CVE-2016-9861", "CVE-2016-9862", "CVE-2016-9863", "CVE-2016-9864", "CVE-2016-9865", "CVE-2016-9866");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201701-32");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-201701-32 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-32
    (phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities)
    
        Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in phpMyAdmin. Please
          review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
      
    Impact :
    
        A authenticated remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to
          execute arbitrary PHP Code, inject SQL code, or to conduct Cross-Site
          Scripting attacks.
        In certain configurations, an unauthenticated remote attacker could
          cause a Denial of Service condition.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-32"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/phpmyadmin-4.6.5.1'"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC: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_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'phpMyAdmin Authenticated Remote Code Execution');
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:phpmyadmin");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/01/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/01/12");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"dev-db/phpmyadmin", unaffected:make_list("ge 4.6.5.1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 4.6.5.1"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "phpMyAdmin");
    }