phpMyAdmin 'setup.php' PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

BID:34236

Info

phpMyAdmin 'setup.php' PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 34236
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-1151
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 25 2009 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:05PM
Credit: Greg Ose
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 3.1.1 0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 3.0.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 3.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.9 4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.9 .2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.9 .1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.9
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.8
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.7
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.5
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.8.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.8.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.8 .4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.8 .3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.8 .1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.7 .0-beta1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.7 -pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.7
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 -rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 -pl4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 -pl3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 -pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6.3 -pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6.2 -rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6.2
+ Gentoo Linux
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 pl3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 -rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6 .0pl3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6 .0pl2
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Gentoo Linux
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6 .0pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.6
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.5.7
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.5.6 -rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.5.5 pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.5.5 -rc2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.5.5 -rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.5.5
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.5.4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.5.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.2.6
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.2.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 3.0.1.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.7.0-pl2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.8.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.5.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.5.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.2.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.2.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.1.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.1.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 armel
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable: phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 3.1.1 .1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.5

Discussion

phpMyAdmin 'setup.php' PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

phpMyAdmin is prone to a remote PHP code-injection vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to inject and execute arbitrary malicious PHP code in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate a compromise of the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

Versions prior to phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.5 and 3.1.3.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

phpMyAdmin 'setup.php' PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.

Core Security Technologies has developed a working commercial exploit for its CORE IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

phpMyAdmin 'setup.php' PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 4.0 amd64

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 4.0 hppa

Debian Linux 4.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0

Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 4.0 mips

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 arm

Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 m68k

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 4.0 sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 s/390

Debian Linux 5.0 m68k

Debian Linux 5.0 arm

Debian Linux 4.0 alpha

Debian Linux 4.0

Debian Linux 5.0 amd64

References

phpMyAdmin 'setup.php' PHP Code Injection Vulnerability

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