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, wh
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 33/100)
- A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 28.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.1% of all records.
- Fixed version: phpMyAdmin (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 4.6.5.2-1.1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to phpMyAdmin (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 4.6.5.2-1.1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Apr 25, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 28.8% · 98th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
33
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 9 / 30 · 28.8%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin | cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.0.0
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.1.0
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.2.0
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.2.1
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.2.2
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.3.0
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.4
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.5
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.6
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.7
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin3.5.8
- phpmyadmin phpmyadmin4.0.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | phpMyAdmin | before 4.6.5.2-1.1 | 4.6.5.2-1.1 |
Same product
phpmyadmin: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2018-12613An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin 4.8.x before 4.8.2, in which an attacker can include (view and potentially execute) files on the serve65This week
- CVE-2016-5734phpMyAdmin 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3 does not properly choose delimiters to prevent use of the p63This week
- CVE-2020-26935An issue was discovered in SearchController in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.6 and 5.x before 5.0.3.59Plan
- CVE-2012-5159phpMyAdmin 3.5.2.2, as distributed by the cdnetworks-kr-1 mirror during an unspecified time frame in 2012, contains an externally introduced52Plan
- CVE-2020-5504In phpMyAdmin 4 before 4.9.4 and 5 before 5.0.1, SQL injection exists in the user accounts page.47Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| opensuse:phpMyAdmin | 4.6.5.2-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.
| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2013-05-01 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2013-04-25 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/multi/http/phpmyadmin_preg_replacephpMyAdmin Authenticated Remote Code Execution via preg_replace()exploit | 2013-04-25 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-1 d
- Metasploit-1 d
- Published
- TodayOct 18, 2026+4924 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104725.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104770.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104936.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00181.html
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25136
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:160
- www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-2.php
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/dedd542cdaf1606ca9aa3f6f8f8adb078d8ad549
- github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ffa720d90a79c1f33cf4c5a33403d09a67b42a66
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0133
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.