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CVE-2008-7251

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-7251 describes a vulnerability in phpMyAdmin versions 2.11.x before 2.11.10, where the libraries/File.class.php component creates temporary directories with insecure 0777 permissions. This flaw carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, accessible over the network with low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.11.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.11.0beta1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.11.0beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0266 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-7251Moderate

phpMyAdmin 2.x multiple vulnerabilities

Jan 15, 2010

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html
phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/QA_2_11/phpMyAdmin/libraries/File.class.php
phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/phpmyadmin
secunia.com / advisories/38211
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39503
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2034
phpmyadmin.net / home_page/security/PMASA-2010-1.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/37826
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0910
Vendor Advisory