CVE-2011-2506
highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.096 · 95 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
setup/lib/ConfigGenerator.class.php in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 does not properly restrict the presence of comment closing delimiters, which allows remote attackers to conduct static code injection attacks by leveraging the ability to modify the SESSION superglobal array.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-17510phpMyAdmin3 (pma3) - Remote Code Executionfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-17514phpMyAdmin 3.x - Swekey Remote Code Injectionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (37)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-p6h7-29r2-g88fphpMyAdmin vulnerable to static code injection2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
`setup/lib/ConfigGenerator.class.php` in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 does not properly restrict the presence of comment closing delimiters, which allows remote attackers to conduct static code injection attacks by leveraging the ability to modify the SESSION superglobal array.
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references (52)
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- http://ha.xxor.se/2011/07/phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.htmlcnnvd
- http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin;a=commit;h=0fbedaf5fd7a771d0885c6b7385d934fc90d0d7fcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45128cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45139cnnvd
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2011-008/cnnvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17514/cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/2cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/6cnnvd
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