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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1567

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.

Products
phpmyadmin
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.11.5.1
CVEs
CVE-2008-1567
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:55 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1567

core-osv · Original source

Published 31 Mar 2008, 22:44 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1567

phpmyadmin

Fixed versions: 2.11.5.1

phpmyadmin

Fixed versions: 2.11.5.1

phpmyadmin

Fixed versions: 2.11.5.1

Complete source record
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  "id": "23da0c21b26d26400e42a8c0ee74223dce1ee6f41439ba4ae5a1b0da403d0d96",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1567",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1567",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1567",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "phpmyadmin",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.11.5.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "phpmyadmin",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.11.5.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "phpmyadmin",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.11.5.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
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                },
                {
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1567.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "phpmyadmin",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1567.json"
          },
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          }
        },
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              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "phpmyadmin",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/phpmyadmin?arch=source&distro=forky",
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          },
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            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1567.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:01:14.021205574Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2008-1567"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1567"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2008-1567",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 419419,
  "published_at": "2008-03-31T22:44:00+00:00"
}