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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 22.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-03-31 22:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-03-31
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive InformationBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 288c657143992d40051182abce7eefece9f2fe33de82cc31176a0e6a32af546d
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com28560http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28560
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:003http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-1557http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1557
- secunia.com32834http://secunia.com/advisories/32834
- secunia.com29964http://secunia.com/advisories/29964
- secunia.com30816http://secunia.com/advisories/30816
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1909711&group_id=23067&atid=377408
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-2874https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00080.html
- secunia.com29613http://secunia.com/advisories/29613
- secunia.com29588http://secunia.com/advisories/29588
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-2825https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00031.html
- www.phpmyadmin.nethttp://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-2
- secunia.com33822http://secunia.com/advisories/33822
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comphpmyadmin-sessiondata-info-disclosure(41541)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41541
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-1037http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1037/references
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:026http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:131http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:131
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- phpmyadmin Fixed in 2.11.5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- phpmyadmin Fixed in 2.11.5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- phpmyadmin Fixed in 2.11.5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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