CVE-2011-2505
libraries/auth/swekey/swekey.auth.lib.php in the Swekey authentication feature in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1…
- Published
- Updated
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- redhat
Description
libraries/auth/swekey/swekey.auth.lib.php in the Swekey authentication feature in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 assigns values to arbitrary parameters referenced in the query string, which allows remote attackers to modify the SESSION superglobal array via a crafted request, related to a "remote variable manipulation vulnerability."
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 17514 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 29 days later
· 29 days later
Published
- 13 years later
· 13 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.9% · top 3.7% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistphpmyadmin/phpmyadminGHSA-vqcm-r62w-w437 (opens in a new tab)
References (19)
- http://www.xxor.se/advisories/phpMyAdmin_3.x_Multiple_Remote_Code_Executions.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110628 CVE Request: phpMyAdmin 3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2011-008/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 45292 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110628 Re: CVE Request: phpMyAdmin 3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110628 Re: [Phpmyadmin-security] CVE Request: phpMyAdmin 3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:124 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 8306 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-5.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 45139 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 73611 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ebd958b2bf59f96fecd5b3322bdbd0b244a7967 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 17514 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- DSA-2286 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20110707 phpMyAdmin 3.x Multiple Remote Code Executions (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110629 Re: CVE Request: phpMyAdmin 3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://ha.xxor.se/2011/07/phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 45315 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-9144 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vqcm-r62w-w437 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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