6.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-3238
phpMyAdmin Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 26, 2013, 3:34 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-3238 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-3238 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Phpmyadmin phpmyadmin
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-3238.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0217.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104725.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104770.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104936.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00181.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25136
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:160
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-2.php
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/dedd542cdaf1606ca9aa3f6f8f8adb078d8ad549
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ffa720d90a79c1f33cf4c5a33403d09a67b42a66
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0133
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0217.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104725.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104770.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104936.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00181.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25136
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:160
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-2.php
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/dedd542cdaf1606ca9aa3f6f8f8adb078d8ad549
https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ffa720d90a79c1f33cf4c5a33403d09a67b42a66
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0133

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-3238 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-3238 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0217.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104725.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104770.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104936.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00181.html
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25136
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:160
    Added Reference http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-2.php
    Added Reference https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/dedd542cdaf1606ca9aa3f6f8f8adb078d8ad549
    Added Reference https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ffa720d90a79c1f33cf4c5a33403d09a67b42a66
    Added Reference https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0133
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-3238 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-3238 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

59.14 }} -8.19%

score

0.98054

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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