MGASA-2020-0383 - Updated phpmyadmin packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 16 Oct 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0383.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2020-26934,
     CVE-2020-26935

A vulnerability was discovered where an attacker can cause an XSS attack
through the transformation feature. If an attacker sends a crafted link to
the victim with the malicious JavaScript, when the victim clicks on the link,
the JavaScript will run and complete the instructions made by the attacker.
(CVE-2020-26934)

An SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in how phpMyAdmin processes
SQL statements in the search feature. An attacker could use this flaw to
inject malicious SQL in to a query. (CVE-2020-26935)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27379
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/news/2020/10/10/phpmyadmin-496-and-503-are-released/
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-5/
- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-6/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-26934
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-26935

SRPMS:
- 7/core/phpmyadmin-4.9.6-1.mga7

Mageia 2020-0383: phpmyadmin security update

A vulnerability was discovered where an attacker can cause an XSS attack through the transformation feature

Summary

A vulnerability was discovered where an attacker can cause an XSS attack through the transformation feature. If an attacker sends a crafted link to the victim with the malicious JavaScript, when the victim clicks on the link, the JavaScript will run and complete the instructions made by the attacker. (CVE-2020-26934)
An SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in how phpMyAdmin processes SQL statements in the search feature. An attacker could use this flaw to inject malicious SQL in to a query. (CVE-2020-26935)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27379

- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/news/2020/10/10/phpmyadmin-496-and-503-are-released/

- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-5/

- https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-6/

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-26934

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-26935

Resolution

MGASA-2020-0383 - Updated phpmyadmin packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 7/core/phpmyadmin-4.9.6-1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 16 Oct 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0383.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2020-26934, CVE-2020-26935

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