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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2008-1567

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2008-1567 CWE-312 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities