HIGH
setup/lib/ConfigGenerator.class.php in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 does not properly restrict the presence of comment closing delimiters, which allows remote attackers to conduct static code injection attacks by leveraging the ability to modify the SESSION superglobal array
Published Jul 14, 2011
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.63%
Description
setup/lib/ConfigGenerator.class.php in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 does not properly restrict the presence of comment closing delimiters, which allows remote attackers to conduct static code injection attacks by leveraging the ability to modify the SESSION superglobal array.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1.1
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.3.1
- 3.1.3.2
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.1.5
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.2
- 3.3.0.0
- 3.3.1.0
- 3.3.2.0
- 3.3.3.0
- 3.3.4.0
- 3.3.5.0
- 3.3.5.1
- 3.3.6
- 3.3.7
- 3.3.8
- 3.3.8.1
- 3.3.9.0
- 3.3.9.1
- 3.3.9.2
- 3.3.10.0
- 3.3.10.1
Configuration 2
OR
- 3.4.0.0
- 3.4.1.0
- 3.4.2.0
- 3.4.3.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.63% 0.09626
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09626
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.63% (0.09626) | 95.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.63% (0.09626) | 94.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 33.68% (0.33677) | 96.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 13, 2026 | 41.24% (0.41238) | 97.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 44.43% (0.44430) | 97.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 21.88% (0.21882) | 95.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 28.63% (0.28627) | 96.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 36.90% (0.36903) | 96.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 41.92% (0.41917) | 96.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 36.90% (0.36903) | 96.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 26.35% (0.26353) | 96.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 19.87% (0.19870) | 95.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 25.67% (0.25668) | 96.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 29.77% (0.29768) | 96.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 36.22% (0.36221) | 96.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (27)
- http://ha.xxor.se/2011/07/phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062719.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0fbedaf5fd7a771d0885c6b7385d934fc90d0d7f x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin;a=commit;h=0fbedaf5fd7a771d0885c6b7385d934fc90d0d7f
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45139 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45292 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45315 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8306 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2011-008/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2286 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17514/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:124 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/73612 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-6.php x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518804/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.xxor.se/advisories/phpMyAdmin_3.x_Multiple_Remote_Code_Executions.txt x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p6h7-29r2-g88f Advisory
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/0fbedaf5fd7a771d0885c6b7385d934fc90d0d7f
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/2e01647949df937040e73a94ce0bac0daecbdcf4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2506
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110712103138/http://www.xxor.se/advisories/phpMyAdmin_3.x_Multiple_Remote_Code_Executions.txt
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111116172111/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518804/100/0/threaded
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121105034518/http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:124
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 14, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 15, 2011
Link CVE-2011-2506
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-P6H7-29R2-G88F Updated n/a