phpMyAdmin up to 2.11.9.2 Libraries access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in phpMyAdmin up to 2.11.9.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Libraries. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-7251. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 2.11.9.2 (Database Administration Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Libraries. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

libraries/File.class.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.10 creates a temporary directory with 0777 permissions, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 01/19/2010 by Thijs Kinkhorst (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-7251. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/11/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45556 (Debian DSA-2034-1 : phpmyadmin - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165248 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:001)).

Upgrading to version 2.11.9.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55671), Tenable (45556), SecurityFocus (BID 37826†), Secunia (SA39503†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24680†). The entries VDB-51649, VDB-51617, VDB-51613 and VDB-51151 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 45556
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2034-1 : phpmyadmin - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 67338
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2034-1 (phpmyadmin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.3

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01/12/2010 🔍
01/15/2010 +3 days 🔍
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01/19/2010 +4 days 🔍
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01/26/2010 +7 days 🔍
04/19/2010 +83 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1794 days 🔍
04/11/2025 +3677 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Thijs Kinkhorst
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-7251 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51612

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X-Force: 55671
SecurityFocus: 37826 - phpMyAdmin Insecure Temporary File and Directory Creation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 39503
Vulnerability Center: 24680 - PhpMyAdmin Prior to 2.11.10 libraries/File.class.php local Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/11/2025 10:25
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 02/20/2017 10:12 (10), 08/31/2021 10:29 (4), 08/31/2021 10:34 (1), 03/15/2025 04:25 (17), 04/11/2025 10:25 (1)
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