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CVE-2008-4096

libraries/database_interface.lib.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a request to server_databases.php with a sort_by parameter containing PHP sequences, which are processed by create_function.

Severity
High 8.5
Published
18 Sept 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
11% in the next 30 daysHigher than 96% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)
Attack
Over the network · Needs a login
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
phpMyAdminServers and applications · cpe:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin
  • Version 2.11.8
  • Version 2.11.7
  • Version 2.11.6
  • Version 2.11.6rc1
All 40 release lines
  • Every version up to 2.11.9
  • Version 2.0
  • Version 2.0.1
  • Version 2.0.2
  • Version 2.0.3
  • Version 2.0.4
  • Version 2.0.5
  • Version 2.1
  • Version 2.1.1
  • Version 2.1.2
  • Version 2.10.0
  • Version 2.10.0.1
  • Version 2.10.0.2
  • Version 2.10.1
  • Version 2.10.01
  • Version 2.10.2
  • Version 2.10.3rc1
  • Version 2.10.3
  • Version 2.11.0beta1
  • Version 2.11.0rc1
  • Version 2.11.0
  • Version 2.11.1rc1
  • Version 2.11.1
  • Version 2.11.1.1
  • Version 2.11.1.2
  • Version 2.11.2
  • Version 2.11.2.1
  • Version 2.11.2.2
  • Version 2.11.3rc1
  • Version 2.11.3
  • Version 2.11.4rc1
  • Version 2.11.4
  • Version 2.11.5rc1
  • Version 2.11.5
  • Version 2.11.5.1
  • Version 2.11.5.2
  • Version 2.11.6rc1
  • Version 2.11.6
  • Version 2.11.7
  • Version 2.11.8

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4096
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4096