Is CVE-2008-1567 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1567 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1567?

CVE-2008-1567 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-1567

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

phpMyAdmin before 2.11.5.1 stores the MySQL (1) username and (2) password, and the (3) Blowfish secret key, in cleartext in a Session file under /tmp, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-312
EPSS score: 0.3% (22th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1568)
Published: March 31, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1568 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html(Mailing List)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html(Mailing List)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29588(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29613(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29964(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30816(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32834(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33822(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1909711&group_id=23067&atid=377408(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1557(Mailing List, Patch)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:131(Broken Link)
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2008-2(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28560(Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1037/references(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41541(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00031.html(Mailing List)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00080.html(Mailing List)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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