CVE-2008-4096 EXPLOIT
8.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 11.18% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-09-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpMyAdmin 3.2 - 'server_databases.php' Remote Command Execution | 2008-09-15 |
References
- http://fd.the-wildcat.de/pma_e36a091q11.php
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/48196
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31884
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32034
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33822
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-32.xml
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20080916-1/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:202
- http://www.nabble.com/phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.1-is-released-td19497113.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/15/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/2
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31188
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2585
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2619
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462430
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45157
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