CVE-2013-3238
phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8 and 4.x before 4.0.0-rc3 allows remote authenticated users to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-3238- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-3238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-3176 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-3176- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6cqw-hv35-68q6 No score
phpMyAdmin 3.5.x before 3.5.8 and 4.x before 4.0.0-rc3 allows remote authenticated users to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-6cqw-hv35-68q6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1 No score
phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the phpMyAdmin-4.6.5.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10054-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpMyAdminopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 124 CVEs |
before 4.6.5.2-1.1 | 4.6.5.2-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | phpMyAdmin 3.5.8/4.0.0-RC2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2013-04-25 |
| Metasploit | phpMyAdmin Authenticated Remote Code Execution via preg_replace() | 2013-04-25 |
| Exploit-DB | phpMyAdmin - 'preg_replace' (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2013-05-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, exploits, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-3238 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Phpmyadmin, published April 26, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.9%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:160
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-04/0217.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104936.html
exploit-db.com/exploits/25136
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00181.html
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github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/ffa720d90a79c1f33cf4c5a33403d09a67b42a66
wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0133
phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-2.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3238
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4107