MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2013-3239

Phpmyadmin vulnerability

CVSS
4.6
EPSS
8.8%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8 and 4.x before 4.0.0-rc3, when a SaveDir directory is configured, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by using a double extension in the filename of an export file, leading to interpretation of this file as an executable file by the Apache HTTP Server, as demonstrated by a .php.sql filename.
Affected vendor
Phpmyadmin
Affected product
Phpmyadmin
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2013-04-26

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 8.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

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