CVE-2008-4096

N/A Unknown
Published: September 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://fd.the-wildcat.de/pma_e36a091q11.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/48196
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31884
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31918
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32034
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-32.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20080916-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:202
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.nabble.com/phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.1-is-released-td19497113.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/15/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-7
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31188
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2585
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2619
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462430
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45157
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01137.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01155.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01228.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01290.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fd.the-wildcat.de/pma_e36a091q11.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/48196
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31884
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31918
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32034
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-32.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20080916-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.nabble.com/phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.1-is-released-td19497113.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/15/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2585
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2619
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462430
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01137.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01155.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01228.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01290.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

phpmyadmin

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