CVE-2008-4096 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting phpMyAdmin versions prior to 2.11.9.1. Authenticated attackers can exploit this flaw by injecting PHP sequences into the sort_by parameter of a request to server_databases.php, which are then processed by create_function. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.5, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.11.9CPE 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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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