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medium 5.4

CVE-2013-4729 json

phpMyAdmin Global variables scope injection vulnerability

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-x962-w72p-mv7q , EUVD-2022-5750

cvss
5.4
version 3.1, GitHub
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

import.php in phpMyAdmin 4.x before 4.0.4.1 does not properly restrict the ability of input data to specify a file format, which allows remote authenticated users to modify the GLOBALS superglobal array, and consequently change the configuration, via a crafted request.

Patch / fix

  • packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 4.0.4.1
  • phpmyadmin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4:4.0.4.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4729

  • phpMyAdmin openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.6.5.2-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1

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Exploit prediction

1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/012464268420e53a9cd81cbb4a43988d70393c36 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
>=4.0, <4.0.4.1
4.0.4.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-621 Variable Extraction Error

References

Sources

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