CVE-2008-4096
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-4096 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-09-18 15:04:27 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | libraries/database_interface.lib.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a request to server_databases.php with a sort_by parameter containing PHP sequences, which are processed by create_function. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.10.3rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.0beta1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.0rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.1rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.3rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.4rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.5rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.6rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | 2.11.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Phpmyadmin | Phpmyadmin | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE update for moodle and phpMyAdmin - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| oss-security - phpMyAdmin code execution (CVE request) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Exploit |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.1-1.fc8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| TYPO3 phpMyAdmin Extension PHP Code Execution Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:003 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.2-1.fc8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| phpMyAdmin "sort_by" PHP Code Execution - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| osvdb.org/48196 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| phpMyAdmin - Security - PMASA-2008-7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.phpmyadmin.net | |
| phpMyAdmin Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | fd.the-wildcat.de | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1641-1 phpmyadmin | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.1-1.fc9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - Re: phpMyAdmin code execution (CVE request) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| typo3.org: TYPO3 Security Bulletin TYPO3-20080916-1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | typo3.org | |
| Error 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.nabble.com | Patch |
| phpMyAdmin 'server_databases.php' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit |
| Security Advisories | Mandriva Linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Bug 462430 – CVE-2008-4096 phpMyAdmin: Code execution vulnerability (< 2.11.9.1) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Fedora update for phpMyAdmin - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.2-1.fc9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.