Rule:  

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Sid:
2228

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known 
vulnerability in phpMyAdmin.

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Impact:
Varies. Information disclosure, Cross site scripting, unauthorized 
access, directory traversal.

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Detailed Information:
Multiple versions of the PHP application phpMyAdmin suffer from many 
known vulnerabilities that can lead to information disclosure, cross 
site scripting attacks and unauthorized access to the application.

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Affected Systems:
	phpMyAdmin 2.0, 2.0.1 to 2.0.5
	phpMyAdmin 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2
	phpMyAdmin 2.2.2 to 2.2.6
	phpMyAdmin 2.3.1, 2.3.2
	phpMyAdmin 2.4.0, 2.5.0, 2.5.1

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Attack Scenarios:
The attacker can utilize a directory traversal technique to disclose 
information in a sensitive system file, then use that information to 
propagate further attacks against the system.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple. No exploit software is required.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Research Team
Brian Caswell <bmc@sourcefire.com>
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>

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Additional References:

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