Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin
CVE-2008-1567
phpMyAdmin before 2.11.5.1 stores the MySQL (1) username and (2) password, and the (3) Blowfish secret key, in cleartext in a Session file under /tmp, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpMyAdmin
- Debian Linux — versions 4.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 7, 8
- openSUSE — versions 10.2, 10.3, 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28560 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1557 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Mailing List)
- secunia.com/advisories/32834 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29964 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30816 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00080.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- secunia.com/advisories/29613 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29588 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1567?
- CVE-2008-1567 is a medium-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2008-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2008-1567?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.