Check Point Advisories

PhpMyAdmin preg_replace Function Code Injection - Ver2 (CVE-2013-3238)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0710
Date Published:	18 May 2015
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 18 May, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-3238
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A vulnerability has been reported in phpMyAdmin, a web-based administration console for MySQL servers. The vulnerability is due to an input validation error when handling queries of the types replace_prefix_tbl or copy_tbl_change_prefix to db_structure.php. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious POST request. Successful exploitation may lead to arbitrary PHP code execution in the security context of the HTTP server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the PhpMyAdmin preg_replace Function Code Injection - Ver2 protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: PhpMyAdmin preg_replace Function Code Injection - Ver2