# CVE-2013-3239: phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8 and 4.x before 4.0.0-rc3, when a SaveDir directory is configured, allows remote authenticated users to execute

- Also known as: GHSA-GG36-9346-9QX9
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 3.5.8.1
- Published: 2013-04-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): from 3.5.0, fixed in 3.5.8.1

## Description

phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8 and 4.x before 4.0.0-rc3, when a SaveDir directory is configured, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by using a double extension in the filename of an export file, leading to interpretation of this file as an executable file by the Apache HTTP Server, as demonstrated by a .php.sql filename.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin, upgrade to a fixed version (3.5.8.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:160
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0217.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104936.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00181.html
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/1f6bc0b707002e26cab216b9e57b4d5de764de48
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104770.html
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-3.php
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104725.html
- https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d3fafdfba0807068196655e9b6d16c5d1d3ccf8a
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0133
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25003

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