CVE-2008-4096

Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.94% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:202 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31884 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31918 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01290.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2585 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01137.html vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/48196 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462430
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/15/2 mailing list exploit
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20080916-1/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-32.xml vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01228.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01155.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45157 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31188 vdb entry exploit
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-7
http://secunia.com/advisories/32034 third party advisory
http://www.nabble.com/phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.1-is-released-td19497113.html mailing list patch
http://fd.the-wildcat.de/pma_e36a091q11.php
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/2 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2619 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4096?
CVE-2008-4096 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4096?
To fix CVE-2008-4096, 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-2008-4096 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4096 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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