CVE-2008-1567

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 31, 2008 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:51 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraopenSUSE

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.11.5.1
Affected range stops below 2.11.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (17)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29588
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29613
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29964
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30816
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32834
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-312

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