CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-1567

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2008-03-31 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2008-03-31
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses: CWE-312

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• phpmyadmin phpmyadmin (< 2.11.5.1) • debian debian linux 4.0 • fedoraproject fedora 7 • fedoraproject fedora 8 • opensuse opensuse 10.2 • opensuse opensuse 10.3 • opensuse opensuse 11.0

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (2)

CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness
CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information weakness

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/29588 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29613 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29964 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30816 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32834 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1909711&group_id=23067&atid=377408 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1557 Mailing List, Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:131 Broken Link
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-2 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28560 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1037/references Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41541 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00031.html Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00080.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/29588 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29613 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29964 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30816 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32834 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1909711&group_id=23067&atid=377408 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1557 Mailing List, Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:131 Broken Link
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-2 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28560 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1037/references Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41541 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00031.html Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00080.html Mailing List