PT-2008-5399 · Phpmyadmin · Phpmyadmin

Robert Scheck · Published 2008-09-17 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-4096

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpMyAdmin versions prior to 2.11.9.1

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by sending a request to the "server databases.php" endpoint with a sort by parameter that contains PHP sequences. These sequences are then processed by the create function function, enabling the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.11.9.1, update to version 2.11.9.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "server databases.php" endpoint or disabling the create function function until a patch is applied. Avoid using the sort by parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4096

DSA-1641-1

Affected Products

Phpmyadmin

References · 30

• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/15/2 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/31188 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/32383 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4096 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:202 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01290.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31884 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4096 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01155.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://nabble.com/phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.1-is-released-td19497113.html · Patch
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-32.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01228.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4096 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4096 · Vendor Advisory