phpMyAdmin up to 2.11.9.2 Libraries cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in phpMyAdmin up to 2.11.9.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Libraries. This manipulation causes cryptographic issue. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-7252. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpMyAdmin up to 2.11.9.2 (Database Administration Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Libraries. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

libraries/File.class.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.10 uses predictable filenames for temporary files, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was presented 01/19/2010 by Thijs Kinkhorst (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-7252. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/11/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

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 (55672), Tenable (45556), SecurityFocus (BID 37826†), Secunia (SA38211†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24681†). See VDB-51649, VDB-51617, VDB-51612 and VDB-51151 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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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 🔍
03/18/2015 +1877 days 🔍
04/11/2025 +3677 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: phpmyadmin.net

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Thijs Kinkhorst
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-7252 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51613

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X-Force: 55672
SecurityFocus: 37826 - phpMyAdmin Insecure Temporary File and Directory Creation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 38211
Vulnerability Center: 24681 - PhpMyAdmin Prior to 2.11.10 Local Arbitrary Command Execution via a Symbolic link Attack, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/11/2025 10:25
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (60), 02/20/2017 10:12 (11), 08/31/2021 10:40 (4), 08/31/2021 10:46 (1), 02/02/2025 21:14 (17), 04/11/2025 10:25 (1)
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