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CVE-2008-1567

Debian Linux Security Advisory 1557-1

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

phpMyAdmin versiones anteriores a 2.11.5.1, almacena la clave secreta MySQL de (1) nombre de usuario (2) contraseña, y (3) Blowfish, en texto sin cifrar en un archivo de Sesión bajo /tmp, que permite a los usuarios locales obtener información confidencial.

A few vulnerabilities and security-related issues have been fixed in phpMyAdmin since the 2.11.2.2 release. This update provides version 2.11.7 which is the latest stable release of phpMyAdmin and fixes CVE-2008-1149, CVE-2008-1567, CVE-2008-1924, and CVE-2008-2960. No configuration changes should be required since the previous update (version 2.11.2.2). If upgrading from older versions, it may be necessary to reconfigure phpMyAdmin. The configuration file is located in /etc/phpMyAdmin/. In most cases, it should be sufficient so simply replace config.default.php with config.default.php.rpmnew and make whatever modifications are necessary.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-03-31 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-03-31 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Phpmyadmin
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Phpmyadmin
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< 2.11.5.1
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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7
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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8
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Opensuse
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Opensuse
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10.2
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Opensuse
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Opensuse
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10.3
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Opensuse
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Opensuse
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11.0
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