# CVE-2011-2506: setup/lib/ConfigGenerator.class.php in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 does not properly restrict the presence of co

- Also known as: GHSA-P6H7-29R2-G88F
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 3.3.10.2, 3.4.3.1
- Published: 2011-07-14 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): from 3.0, fixed in 3.3.10.2
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): from 3.4, fixed in 3.4.3.1

## Description

setup/lib/ConfigGenerator.class.php in phpMyAdmin 3.x before 3.3.10.2 and 3.4.x before 3.4.3.1 does not properly restrict the presence of comment closing delimiters, which allows remote attackers to conduct static code injection attacks by leveraging the ability to modify the SESSION superglobal array.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.10.2, 3.4.3.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.xxor.se/advisories/phpMyAdmin_3.x_Multiple_Remote_Code_Executions.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/2
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2011-008/
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2011-6.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45292
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/28/8
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:124
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8306
- http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0fbedaf5fd7a771d0885c6b7385d934fc90d0d7f
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45139
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17514/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2286
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518804/100/0/threaded
- http://www.osvdb.org/73612
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/29/11
- http://ha.xxor.se/2011/07/phpmyadmin-3x-multiple-remote-code.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45315
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062719.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17510
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17514

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