CVE-2011-2505 EXPLOIT
6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.9% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 12.88% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-07-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpMyAdmin 3.x - Swekey Remote Code Injection | 2011-07-09 |
| exploit-db | phpMyAdmin3 (pma3) - Remote Code Execution | 2011-07-08 |
References
- http://ha.xxor.se/2011/07/phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062719.html
- http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ebd958b2bf59f96fecd5b3322bdbd0b244a7967
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45139
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45292
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45315
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8306
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2011-008/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2286
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17514/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:124
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/11
- http://www.osvdb.org/73611
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-5.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518804/100/0/threaded
- http://www.xxor.se/advisories/phpMyAdmin_3.x_Multiple_Remote_Code_Executions.txt
- http://ha.xxor.se/2011/07/phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.html
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