Portable PhpmyadminWordPress extension · Getbutterfly
CVE-2013-4454
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedWordPress Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin 1.4.1 has Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe WordPress Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin version 1.4.1 contains multiple security bypass vulnerabilities that allow attackers to circumvent security controls. The critical CVSS score of 9.1 suggests severe issues likely involving authentication bypass or unauthorized administrative access to the embedded phpMyAdmin installation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Portable PhpmyadminWordPress extension
= 1.4.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Getbutterfly Portable Phpmyadmin plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder containing 'portable-phpmyadmin' or 'getbutterfly' in the name. Alternatively, list all installed plugins via WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins.Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
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Verify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file and locate the version header comment at the top of the file, typically formatted as 'Version: x.x.x' or check for a version constant defined within the plugin code.Affected if The version is listed as 1.4.1
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Confirm the plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify the plugin status, or query the WordPress database table wp_options for option_name 'active_plugins' to check if the plugin is enabled.Affected if The plugin appears as activated in WordPress
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Check for exposure of embedded phpMyAdminInspect the plugin directory for subfolders containing phpMyAdmin files (libraries, themes, or similar phpMyAdmin structure). Check if these files are publicly accessible via the web server.Affected if phpMyAdmin files bundled with the plugin are present and publicly accessible
If the Getbutterfly Portable Phpmyadmin plugin version 1.4.1 is installed and active in WordPress, the environment is affected by CVE-2013-4454.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataThis plugin should be immediately deactivated and removed. Organizations requiring phpMyAdmin access should deploy it as a standalone, properly secured installation with strong authentication rather than using WordPress plugins that embed it.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-4454 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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