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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-2505 · published 14 July 2011

CVE-2011-2505: Phpmyadmin code injection vulnerability

Phpmyadmin · Phpmyadmin

libraries/auth/swekey/swekey.auth.lib.php in the Swekey authentication feature in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 assigns values to arbitrary parameters referenced in the query string, which allows remote attackers to modify the SESSION superglobal array via a crafted request, related to a "remote variable manipulation vulnerability."

6.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 13% · top 3.8% CWE-94 · Code injection
6.4CVSS 2.0 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
38References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

libraries/auth/swekey/swekey.auth.lib.php in the Swekey authentication feature in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 assigns values to arbitrary parameters referenced in the query string, which allows remote attackers to modify the SESSION superglobal array via a crafted request, related to a "remote variable manipulation vulnerability."

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://ha.xxor.se/2011/07/phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.html Exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062719.html
http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ebd958b2bf59f96fecd5b3322bd
http://secunia.com/advisories/45139 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45292
http://secunia.com/advisories/45315
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8306
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2011-008/
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2286
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17514/ Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:124
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/11
http://www.osvdb.org/73611
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-5.php PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518804/100/0/threaded
http://www.xxor.se/advisories/phpMyAdmin_3.x_Multiple_Remote_Code_Executions.txt
http://ha.xxor.se/2011/07/phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.html Exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062719.html
http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ebd958b2bf59f96fecd5b3322bd
http://secunia.com/advisories/45139 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45292
http://secunia.com/advisories/45315
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8306
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2011-008/
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2286
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17514/ Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:124
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/11
http://www.osvdb.org/73611
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-5.php PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518804/100/0/threaded
http://www.xxor.se/advisories/phpMyAdmin_3.x_Multiple_Remote_Code_Executions.txt

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-2505), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.