CVE-2008-3197: CSRF

Published Jul 16, 2008
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Updated

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.7.1 allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions via a link or IMG tag to (1) the db parameter in the "Creating a Database" functionality (dbcreate.php), and (2) the convcharset and collationconnection parameters related to an unspecified program that modifies the connection character set.

Affected Software

134 affected components
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.0.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.0.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.0.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.0.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.0.4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.0.5
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.1.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.1.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.1.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.0_pre1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.0_pre2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.0_rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.0_rc2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.0_rc3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.5
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.6
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2.7_pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2_pre1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2_pre2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2_rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2_rc2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.2_rc3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.3.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.3.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.4.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.2_pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.5
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.5_pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.5_rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.5_rc2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.6_rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.6_rc2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.7
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.5.7_pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.0_pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.0_pl2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.0_pl3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.1_pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.1_pl3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.1_rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.2_dev
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.2_pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.2_rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.3_pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.4_pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.4_pl2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.4_pl3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.4_pl4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.6.4_rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.7
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.7.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.7.0_beta1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.7.0_pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.7.0_pl2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.7.0_rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.7_pl1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.8.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.8.0.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.8.0.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.8.0.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.8.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.8.1_dev
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.8.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.8.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.8.4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.0.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.0.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.0.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.0_beta1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.0_dev
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.0_rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.1.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.1_rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.1_rc2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.9_rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.0.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.0.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.0.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.01
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.1.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.2.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.3.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.10.3rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.0.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.0beta1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.0rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.1.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.1.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.1.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.1rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.2.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.2.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.2.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.3
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.3.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.3rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.4
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.4.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.4rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.5
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.5.0
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.5.1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.5.2
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.5rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.6
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.6rc1
phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin=2.11.7.0

Event History

Jul 16, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3197?

CVE-2008-3197 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for exploitation via cross-site request forgery.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-3197?

To fix CVE-2008-3197, upgrade phpMyAdmin to version 2.11.7.1 or later.

3

What is a cross-site request forgery as referenced in CVE-2008-3197?

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) is a type of attack where an unauthorized command is transmitted from a user that the web application trusts.

4

Which versions of phpMyAdmin are affected by CVE-2008-3197?

CVE-2008-3197 affects phpMyAdmin versions before 2.11.7.1.

5

What actions can be performed by attackers exploiting CVE-2008-3197?

Attackers can use this vulnerability to perform unauthorized actions such as creating databases or altering charset and collation settings.

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