[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201707-03 ] phpMyAdmin: Security bypass

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201707-03 ] phpMyAdmin: Security bypass

[Thomas Deutschmann]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201707-03
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: phpMyAdmin: Security bypass
     Date: July 08, 2017
     Bugs: #614522
       ID: 201707-03

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Synopsis
========

A vulnerability in phpMyAdmin might allow remote attackers to bypass
authentication.

Background
==========

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
===========

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
======

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
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-03

Concerns?
=========

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
security@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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