CVE-2011-2505

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libraries/auth/swekey/swekey.auth.lib.php in the Swekey authentication feature in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4

libraries/auth/swekey/swekey.auth.lib.php in the Swekey authentication feature in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 assigns values to arbitrary parameters referenced in the query string, which allows remote attackers to modify the SESSION superglobal array via a crafted request, related to a "remote variable manipulation vulnerability.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 0.37008

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Public exploit or PoC is available

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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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Affected Products & Versions

phpmyadminall versions

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Affected Packages

Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.

Packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin MEDIUM fixed in 3.3.10.2

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Public Exploits & PoCs

webappsphpMyAdmin 3.x - Swekey Remote Code Injectionverified
webappsphpMyAdmin3 (pma3) - Remote Code Executionverified
pocha.xxor.se · phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.htmlha.xxor.se
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 17514www.exploit-db.com

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Scoring & Timeline

6.4

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD14 Jul 2011 · 11:55 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062719.html

http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin

http://secunia.com/advisories/45139Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/45292

http://secunia.com/advisories/45315

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8306

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http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2011-008/

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2286

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:124

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/8

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/11

http://www.osvdb.org/73611

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-5.phpPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518804/100/0/threaded

http://www.xxor.se/advisories/phpMyAdmin_3.x_Multiple_Remote_Code_Executions.txt

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