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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-4096 · published 18 September 2008

CVE-2008-4096: Phpmyadmin improper input validation vulnerability

Phpmyadmin · Phpmyadmin

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.

8.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 11% · top 4.2% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
8.5CVSS 2.0 base score
11%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
48References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://fd.the-wildcat.de/pma_e36a091q11.php
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
http://osvdb.org/48196
http://secunia.com/advisories/31884 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31918
http://secunia.com/advisories/32034
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-32.xml
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20080916-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:202
http://www.nabble.com/phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.1-is-released-td19497113.html Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/15/2 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/2
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31188 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2585
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2619
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462430
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45157
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01137.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01155.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01228.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01290.html
http://fd.the-wildcat.de/pma_e36a091q11.php
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
http://osvdb.org/48196
http://secunia.com/advisories/31884 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31918
http://secunia.com/advisories/32034
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-32.xml
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20080916-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1641
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:202
http://www.nabble.com/phpMyAdmin-2.11.9.1-is-released-td19497113.html Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/15/2 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/2
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31188 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-4096), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.