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CVE-2008-7252

libraries/File.class.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.10 uses predictable filenames for temporary files, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-7252 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from phpmyadmin organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-01-19T16:30:00.633

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.0	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.0	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.0	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.0.0	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.0beta1	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.0rc1	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.1	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	2.11.1rc1	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	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.3.0	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.3rc1	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.4	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.4	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.4.0	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.4rc1	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.5	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.5	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	2.11.5rc1	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.6	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.6	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.6.0	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.6rc1	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	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	2.11.9.4	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.9.5	Yes
Application	phpmyadmin	phpmyadmin	2.11.9.6	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html ([email protected])
http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/QA_2_11/phpMyAdmin/libraries/File.class.php?r1=11528&r2=11527&pathrev=11528 ([email protected])
http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin?view=rev&revision=11528 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38211 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/39503 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2034 ([email protected])
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2010-2.php Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37826 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0910 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00007.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/branches/QA_2_11/phpMyAdmin/libraries/File.class.php?r1=11528&r2=11527&pathrev=11528 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin?view=rev&revision=11528 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38211 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/39503 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2034 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2010-2.php Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37826 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0910 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

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.