CVE-2011-2505
MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctlDescription
libraries/auth/swekey/swekey.auth.lib.php in the Swekey authentication feature in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 assigns values to arbitrary parameters referenced in the query string, which allows remote attackers to modify the SESSION superglobal array via a crafted request, related to a "remote variable manipulation vulnerability."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://ha.xxor.se/2011/07/phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062719.html
- http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ebd958b2bf59f96fecd5b3322bdbd0b244a7967
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45139
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45292
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45315
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8306
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2011-008/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2286
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17514/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:124
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/11
- http://www.osvdb.org/73611
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-5.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518804/100/0/threaded
- http://www.xxor.se/advisories/phpMyAdmin_3.x_Multiple_Remote_Code_Executions.txt
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