phpMyAdmin before 2.11.5.1 stores the MySQL (1) username and (2) password, and the (3) Blowfish secret key, in cleartext in a Session file under /tmp, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
2008-03-31T22:44:00.000
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.9
2.9
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | < 2.11.5.1 | Yes |
Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 7 | Yes |
Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 8 | Yes |
Operating System | opensuse | opensuse | 10.2 | Yes |
Operating System | opensuse | opensuse | 10.3 | Yes |
Operating System | opensuse | opensuse | 11.0 | Yes |