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CVE-2008-7252

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-7252 describes a vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.10, where the libraries/File.class.php component uses predictable filenames for temporary files. This flaw carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the specific attack vectors and impact are listed as "unknown," there is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant media coverage, though it has garnered some 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
2.67%
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 0.0267 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 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, 0.1 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpmyadmin/phpmyadminFixed in: 2.11.10

Vendor Advisories (2)

composerGHSA-9645-6g72-2pv8high

phpMyAdmin unsafely handles temporary files

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2008-7252Moderate

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-2010-2.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/37826
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0910
Vendor Advisory