phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

8.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

• CVE-2013-3239: 8.75% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 95.17 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

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.

Published by the source

17 May 2022, 04:58 UTC

Last modified by the source

29 Aug 2023, 18:15 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 14:09 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-gg36-9346-9qx9

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2013-3239

Advisory: phpMyAdmin Remote Code Execution
IDs: CVE-2013-3239, GHSA-gg36-9346-9qx9
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2013-3239 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 14:09 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin 3.5.8.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin: affected >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.8.1; fixed in 3.5.8.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gg36-9346-9qx9 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-gg36-9346-9qx9 lists affected ranges: Packagist phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin >=3.5.0 <3.5.8.1)

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