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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201707-03
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Severity: Normal
Title: phpMyAdmin: Security bypass
Date: July 08, 2017
Bugs: #614522
ID: 201707-03
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in phpMyAdmin might allow remote attackers to bypass
authentication.
Background
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phpMyAdmin is a web-based management tool for MySQL databases.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-db/phpmyadmin < 4.0.10.20 >= 4.0.10.20
< 4.7.0 >= 4.7.0
Description
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A vulnerability was discovered where the restrictions caused by
"$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = false" are bypassed under
certain PHP versions. This can lead compromised user accounts, who have
no passwords set, even if the administrator has set
"$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword']" to false (which is the
default).
This behavior depends on the PHP version used (it seems PHP 5 is
affected, while PHP 7.0 is not).
Impact
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A remote attacker, who only needs to know the username, could bypass
security restrictions and access phpMyAdmin.
Workaround
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Set a password for all users.
Resolution
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All phpMyAdmin 4.0.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-4.0.10.20:4.0.10.20"
All other phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-4.7.0:4.7.0"
References
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[ 1 ] PMASA-2017-8
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2017-8/
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-03
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
secur...@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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