CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-1567

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Mar 31, 2008 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW

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.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin * 2.11.5.1 (excluding)
Phpmyadmin Ubuntu dapper *
Phpmyadmin Ubuntu edgy *
Phpmyadmin Ubuntu feisty *
Phpmyadmin Ubuntu gutsy *
Phpmyadmin Ubuntu hardy *

Potential Mitigations

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