phpMyAdmin Debug Backtrace Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	42874
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2010-2958
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 31 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 05 2012 11:50PM
Credit:	Aung Khant from YGN Ethical Hacker Group.
Vulnerable:	phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 3.3.5 Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:	phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 3.3.6 phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin 2.11

phpMyAdmin Debug Backtrace Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

phpMyAdmin is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Versions prior to phpMyAdmin 3.3.6 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

phpMyAdmin Debug Backtrace Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user into following a malicious URI.

phpMyAdmin Debug Backtrace Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

phpMyAdmin Debug Backtrace Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• phpMyAdmin Homepage (phpMyAdmin)
  
• PMASA-2010-6 (phpMyAdmin)
  
• PMASA-2010-6 patch (phpMyAdmin)