CVE-2013-3238: phpmyadmin
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-3238 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) vulnerability in phpmyadmin. EPSS estimates a 28.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 26-04-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8 and 4.x before 4.0.0-rc3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a /e\x00 sequence, which is not properly handled before making a preg_replace function call within the "Replace table prefix" feature.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
28.85%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 28.85% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundphpMyAdmin Authenticated Remote Code Execution via preg_replace()
exploit/multi/http/phpmyadmin_preg_replace
Maturity: weaponized
phpMyAdmin - 'preg_replace' (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)
Maturity: weaponized
phpMyAdmin 3.5.8/4.0.0-RC2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Phpmyadmin1 product
- phpmyadminEOL3.5.0.0 | 3.5.1.0 | 3.5.2.0 | 3.5.2.1 | 3.5.2.2 | 3.5.3.0 | 3.5.4 | 3.5.5 | 3.5.6 | 3.5.7 | 3.5.7:rc1 | 3.5.8:rc1 | 4.0.0:rc2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
11 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104936.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104770.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104725.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0133X Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 11 references
- www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-2.phpX Refsource CONFIRM