CVE-2011-2506

Public Exploit

Description

setup/lib/ConfigGenerator.class.php in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 does not properly restrict the presence of comment closing delimiters, which allows remote attackers to conduct static code injection attacks by leveraging the ability to modify the SESSION superglobal array.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 28.63% 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://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-6.php patch vendor advisory
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://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0fbedaf5fd7a771d0885c6b7385d934fc90d0d7f
http://secunia.com/advisories/45139 third party advisory vendor advisory
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.osvdb.org/73612 vdb entry
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-2011-2506?
CVE-2011-2506 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2506?
To fix CVE-2011-2506, 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-2011-2506 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-2506 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~29% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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