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CVE-2008-3457

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3457 describes a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setup.php of phpMyAdmin versions prior to 2.11.8. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through crafted setup arguments. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network attack vector with high attack complexity and only a partial impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not a high-priority threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.11.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0180 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
secunia.com / advisories/31263
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31312
secunia.com / advisories/32834
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44052
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg01239.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg01316.html
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1641
mandriva.com / security/advisories
phpmyadmin.net / home_page/security.php
securityfocus.com / bid/30420
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2226/references
yehg.net / lab/pr0js/advisories/XSS_inPhpMyAdmin2.11.7.pdf
Exploit