phpMyAdmin 'server_databases.php' RCE Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900130");
  script_version("2024-06-28T05:05:33+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-06-28 05:05:33 +0000 (Fri, 28 Jun 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-10-03 15:12:54 +0200 (Fri, 03 Oct 2008)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4096");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"8.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_name("phpMyAdmin 'server_databases.php' RCE Vulnerability");
  script_dependencies("gb_phpmyadmin_http_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_mandatory_keys("phpMyAdmin/installed");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/947?set_lines=100000");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://fd.the-wildcat.de/pma_e36a091q11.php");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-7");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31188");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"phpMyAdmin is prone to a remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This issue is caused by, sort_by parameter in server_databases.php
  which is not properly sanitised before being used.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"phpMyAdmin versions prior to 2.11.9.1.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.1 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary
  commands, and possibly compromise the affected application.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! vers = get_app_version( cpe:CPE, port:port ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( egrep( pattern:"^([01]\..*|2\.(([0-9]|10)(\..*)|11\.([0-8](\..*)?|9\.0)))", string:vers ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"2.11.9.1" );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );