8401 : phpMyAdmin tbl_rename.php Arbitrary Command Execution
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Discovery Date	Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2001-07-31	2001-07-31	2001-07-31

Description

phpMyAdmin contains a flaw that may allow a remote malicious user to execute arbitrary commands. The issue arises due to the eval() function not properly checking input within the tbl_rename.php script which can be exploited by sending a specially crafted URL to the page. It is possible that the flaw may allow remote execution of arbitrary commands within the permissions context of the web server's user and group. This could result in a loss of system integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to phpMyAdmin version 2.2.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround:

Comment out the eval() function within tbl_rename.php.

Products

phpMyAdmin Development Team	phpMyAdmin	2.2.0 RC3
		2.2.0 RC2
		2.2.0 RC1
		2.1.x
		2.0.x
		2.2.0 pre1
		2.2.0 pre2

References

CVE ID: 2001-1060 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 3121
ISS X-Force ID: 6929
Related OSVDB ID: 8400
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0757.html
Vendor URL: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Carl Livitt - carlagenda-security.co.uk - Agenda Security Services

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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