Vulnerability Monitor

The vendors, products, and vulnerabilities you care about

CVE-2008-5621

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.9.4 and 3.x before 3.1.1.0 allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as the administrator via a link or IMG tag to tbl_structure.php with a modified table parameter. NOTE: other unspecified pages are also reachable, but they have the same root cause. NOTE: this can be leveraged to conduct SQL injection attacks and execute arbitrary code.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-5621 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from phpmyadmin organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-12-17T02:30:00.280

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-352
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.0 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.0.0 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.1 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.1.0 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.1.1 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.1.2 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.2 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.2.0 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.2.1 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.2.2 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.3 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.3.0 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.4.0 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.5.0 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.5.1 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.5.2 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.6.0 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.7 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.7.0 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.8 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.9.0 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.9.1 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.9.2 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.11.9.3 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 3.0.0 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 3.0.1 Yes
Application phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 3.1.0.0 Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For phpmyadmin's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.