CVE-2008-1567

Description

phpMyAdmin before 2.11.5.1 stores the MySQL (1) username and (2) password, and the (3) Blowfish secret key, in cleartext in a Session file under /tmp, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28560 patch vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1557 mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32834 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29964 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30816 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1909711&group_id=23067&atid=377408 issue tracking third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00080.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29613 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29588 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00031.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-2 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41541 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1037/references vdb entry broken link vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:131 vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1567?
CVE-2008-1567 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1567?
To fix CVE-2008-1567, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1567 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1567 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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