CVE-2010-3055

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 14.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-08-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The configuration setup script (aka scripts/setup.php) in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.10.1 does not properly restrict key names in its output file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted POST request.

Affected products

phpMyAdmin: 2.11.0, 2.11.1.0, 2.11.1.1, 2.11.1.2, 2.11.2.0, 2.11.2.1 (+18)

References

http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=30c83acddb58d3bbf940b5f9ec28abf5b235f4d2
http://secunia.com/advisories/41058
http://secunia.com/advisories/41185
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3045132&group_id=23067&atid=377408
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2097
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:163
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2010-4.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42591
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2223
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2231
http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=30c83acddb58d3bbf940b5f9ec28abf5b235f4d2
http://secunia.com/advisories/41058

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