openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-711) - Nessus

High   Plugin ID: 40108

This page contains detailed information about the openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-711) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

Plugin Overview


ID: 40108
Name: openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-711)
Filename: suse_11_0_phpMyAdmin-090401.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2009-03-26
This Plugin Published: 2009-07-21
Last Modification Time: 2022-03-28
Plugin Version: 1.19
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information


Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2009-03-26
Patch Published: 2009-04-01
CVE [?]: CVE-2009-1148, CVE-2009-1149, CVE-2009-1150, CVE-2009-1151
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:phpMyAdmin
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of phpMyAdmin fixes multiple vulnerabilities :

- CVE-2009-1148: directory traversal

- CVE-2009-1149: CRLF injection

- CVE-2009-1150: cross-site scripting

- CVE-2009-1151: static code injection

Solution

Update the affected phpMyAdmin package.

Public Exploits


Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, GitHub, Immunity Canvas, Core Impact, D2 Elliot)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-711) vulnerability:

  1. Metasploit: exploit/unix/webapp/phpmyadmin_config
    [PhpMyAdmin Config File Code Injection]
  2. Exploit-DB: exploits/php/webapps/8921.sh
    [EDB-8921: phpMyAdmin - '/scripts/setup.php' PHP Code Injection]
  3. Exploit-DB: exploits/php/webapps/16913.rb
    [EDB-16913: phpMyAdmin - Config File Code Injection (Metasploit)]
  4. GitHub: https://github.com/duckstroms/Web-CTF-Cheatsheet
    [CVE-2009-1151]
  5. GitHub: https://github.com/minervais/pocs
    [CVE-2009-1151: phpMyAdmin '/scripts/setup.php' PHP Code Injection RCE PoC (CVE-2009-1151)]
  6. GitHub: https://github.com/w181496/Web-CTF-Cheatsheet
    [CVE-2009-1151]
  7. GitHub: https://github.com/pagvac/pocs
    [CVE-2009-1151: PhpMyAdmin '/scripts/setup.php' PHP Code Injection RCE PoC (CVE-2009-1151)]
  8. D2 Elliot: phpmyadmin_file_upload.html
    [Phpmyadmin File Upload]
  9. Immunity Canvas: CANVAS

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information


CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Base Score:7.5 (High)
Impact Subscore:6.4
Exploitability Subscore:10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:NA (None)
CVSS Environmental Score:NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:NA
Overall CVSS Score:7.5 (High)

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Plugin Source


This is the suse_11_0_phpMyAdmin-090401.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update phpMyAdmin-711.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(40108);
  script_version("1.19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/03/28");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2009-1148",
    "CVE-2009-1149",
    "CVE-2009-1150",
    "CVE-2009-1151"
  );
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/04/15");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-711)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"This update of phpMyAdmin fixes multiple vulnerabilities :

  - CVE-2009-1148: directory traversal

  - CVE-2009-1149: CRLF injection

  - CVE-2009-1150: cross-site scripting

  - CVE-2009-1151: static code injection");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490596");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected phpMyAdmin package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  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:"d2_elliot_name", value:"Phpmyadmin File Upload");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_d2_elliot", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'PhpMyAdmin Config File Code Injection');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:"CANVAS");
  script_cwe_id(20, 22, 79, 94);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/03/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/04/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/07/21");

  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:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  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 !~ "^(SUSE11\.0)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "11.0", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);



flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.0", reference:"phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.5-0.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "phpMyAdmin");
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

  • Linux / Unix:
    /opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/suse_11_0_phpMyAdmin-090401.nasl
  • Windows:
    C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\suse_11_0_phpMyAdmin-090401.nasl
  • Mac OS X:
    /Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/suse_11_0_phpMyAdmin-090401.nasl

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How to Run


Here is how to run the openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-711) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

  1. Click to start a New Scan.
  2. Select Advanced Scan.
  3. Navigate to the Plugins tab.
  4. On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
  5. On the left side table select SuSE Local Security Checks plugin family.
  6. On the right side table select openSUSE Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-711) plugin ID 40108.
  7. Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
  8. Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl suse_11_0_phpMyAdmin-090401.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a suse_11_0_phpMyAdmin-090401.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - suse_11_0_phpMyAdmin-090401.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state suse_11_0_phpMyAdmin-090401.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References


CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:
  • CWE-20 (Weakness) Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-22 (Weakness) Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-79 (Weakness) Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-94 (Weakness) Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
See also: Similar and related Nessus plugins:
  • 39569 - Debian DSA-1824-1 : phpmyadmin - several vulnerabilities
  • 36012 - FreeBSD : phpmyadmin -- insufficient output sanitizing when generating configuration file (06f9174f-190f-11de-b2f0-001c2514716c)
  • 39570 - GLSA-200906-03 : phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • 36170 - phpMyAdmin setup.php save Action Arbitrary PHP Code Injection (PMASA-2009-3)
  • 36081 - openSUSE 10 Security Update : phpMyAdmin (phpMyAdmin-6133)

Version


This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file suse_11_0_phpMyAdmin-090401.nasl version 1.19. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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