phpMyAdmin register_globals Emulation "import_blacklist" Manipulation
Secunia Advisory: SA17925
Release Date: 2005-12-07
Last Update: 2005-12-12
Popularity: 10,851 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Cross Site Scripting
Exposure of sensitive information
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:phpMyAdmin 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-4079


Description:
Stefan Esser has reported a vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, disclose sensitive information, and compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the register_globals emulation layer in "grab_globals.php" where the "import_blacklist" variable is not properly protected from being overwritten. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site, and include arbitrary files from external and local resources.

This is related to vulnerability #1 in:
SA17289

The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.7.0.

Solution:
Update to version 2.7.0-pl1.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=23067

Provided and/or discovered by:
Stefan Esser, Hardened-PHP Project

Changelog:
2005-12-08: Added link to vendor advisory.
2005-12-12: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
Hardened-PHP Project:
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_252005.110.html

phpMyAdmin:
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2005-9

Other References:
SA17289:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17289/


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