THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-4096
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-4096

Phpmyadmin vulnerability

CVSS
8.5
EPSS
11.2%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Phpmyadmin
Affected product
Phpmyadmin
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2008-09-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 11.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-4096

  • Confirm whether Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-4096.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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