MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2011-2643

Phpmyadmin vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in sql.php in phpMyAdmin 3.4.x before 3.4.3.2, when configuration storage is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in a MIME-type transformation parameter.
Affected vendor
Phpmyadmin
Affected product
Phpmyadmin
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2011-08-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-2643

  • Confirm whether Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-2643.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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