libraries/database_interface.lib.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a…

Description

libraries/database_interface.lib.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a request to server_databases.php with a sort_by parameter containing PHP sequences, which are processed by create_function.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

11.2% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)Other CVEs with CWE-20

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (24)

• MDVSA-2008:202 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 31884 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31918 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8370 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2585 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8269 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 48196 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462430 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080915 phpMyAdmin code execution (CVE request) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20080916-1/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200903-32 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8335 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8286 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• phpmyadmin-serverdatabases-code-execution(45157) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• DSA-1641 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 33822 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31188 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32034 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [phpmyadmin-news] 20080915 phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.1 is released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://fd.the-wildcat.de/pma_e36a091q11.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080915 Re: phpMyAdmin code execution (CVE request) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2619 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:00 UTC.