Medium severity · published Mar 31, 2008
CVE-2008-1567
phpMyAdmin before 2.11.5.1 stores the MySQL (1) username and (2) password, and the (3) Blowfish secret key, in cleartext in a Session file under /tmp, which allows local users to…
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
phpMyAdmin before 2.11.5.1 stores the MySQL (1) username and (2) password, and the (3) Blowfish secret key, in cleartext in a Session file under /tmp, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
4.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
7; 8 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
10.2; 10.3; 11.0 · source: NVD
PH
Phpmyadmin · Phpmyadmin
before 2.11.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1567
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1567
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29588
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29613
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29964
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30816
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