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medium 6.4

CVE-2011-2505 json

phpMyAdmin remote variable manipulation

published 2011-07-14 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-vqcm-r62w-w437 , EUVD-2022-5408

cvss
6.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
12.9%
EPSS 12.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

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."

Patch / fix

  • packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.3.10.2, 3.4.3.1
  • phpmyadmin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4:3.4.3.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2505

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-17510)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

12.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-17514 phpMyAdmin 3.x - Swekey Remote Code Injection webapps, 2011-07-09
  • EDB-17510 phpMyAdmin3 (pma3) - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2011-07-08
  • ha.xxor.se http://ha.xxor.se/2011/07/phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
>=3.0, <3.3.10.2
>=3.4, <3.4.3.1
3.3.10.2
3.4.3.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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