CVE-2011-2505

Public Exploit

Description

libraries/auth/swekey/swekey.auth.lib.php in the Swekey authentication feature in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 assigns values to arbitrary parameters referenced in the query string, which allows remote attackers to modify the SESSION superglobal array via a crafted request, related to a "remote variable manipulation vulnerability."

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 35.92% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory phpmyadmin.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.xxor.se/advisories/phpMyAdmin_3.x_Multiple_Remote_Code_Executions.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/2 mailing list
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2011-008/
http://secunia.com/advisories/45292 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/6 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/8 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:124 vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8306 third party advisory
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-5.php patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45139 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/73611 vdb entry
http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ebd958b2bf59f96fecd5b3322bdbd0b244a7967
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17514/ exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2286 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518804/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/11 mailing list
http://ha.xxor.se/2011/07/phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.html exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/45315 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062719.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2505?
CVE-2011-2505 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2505?
To fix CVE-2011-2505, 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-2011-2505 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-2505 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~36% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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