CVE-2013-3238

phpMyAdmin <3.5.8 and <4.0.0-rc3 - Authenticated RCE

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotephp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25136
exploitdb WRITEUP
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25003
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by Janek, Vind, Ben Campbell · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/phpmyadmin_preg_replace.rb

Scores

EPSS 0.6458
EPSS Percentile 98.5%

Details

Status published
Products (12)
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.0.0
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.1.0
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.2.0
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.2.1
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.2.2
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.3.0
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.4
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.5
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.6
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.7 (2 CPE variants)
... and 2 more
Published Apr 26, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026