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title: "CVE-2008-5621\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-5621

Publication date 17 December 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before
2.11.9.4 and 3.x before 3.1.1.0 allows remote attackers to perform
unauthorized actions as the administrator via a link or IMG tag to
tbl\_structure.php with a modified table parameter. NOTE: other unspecified
pages are also reachable, but they have the same root cause. NOTE: this
can be leveraged to conduct SQL injection attacks and execute arbitrary
code.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 4:2.11.8.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 4:2.11.3-1ubuntu1.2 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5621?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| phpmyadmin | * Upstream:   <http://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyAdmin/libraries/db_table_exists.lib.php?r1=11982&r2=12100> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5621)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5621)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-5621)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5621)

### Other references

* <http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2008-10.php>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5621>