CVE-2013-3238 EXPLOIT
6.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 28.9% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8 and 4.x before 4.0.0-rc3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a /e\x00 sequence, which is not properly handled before making a preg_replace function call within the "Replace table prefix" feature.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 28.85% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-04-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpMyAdmin - 'preg_replace' (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2013-05-01 |
| exploit-db | phpMyAdmin 3.5.8/4.0.0-RC2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2013-04-25 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0217.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104725.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104770.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104936.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00181.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25136
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:160
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-2.php
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/dedd542cdaf1606ca9aa3f6f8f8adb078d8ad549
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ffa720d90a79c1f33cf4c5a33403d09a67b42a66
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0133
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0217.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104725.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104770.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104936.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00181.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25136
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:160
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-2.php
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/dedd542cdaf1606ca9aa3f6f8f8adb078d8ad549
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