phpMyAdmin: Local file inclusion vulnerability

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200510-16 / phpmyadmin
Release Date	October 17, 2005
Latest Revision	May 22, 2006: 02
Impact	normal
Exploitable	local

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
dev-db/phpmyadmin	< 2.6.4_p2	>= 2.6.4_p2	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #108939

Synopsis

phpMyAdmin contains a local file inclusion vulnerability that may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

2. Impact Information

Background

phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the web.

Description

Maksymilian Arciemowicz reported that in libraries/grab_globals.lib.php, the $__redirect parameter was not correctly validated. Systems running PHP in safe mode are not affected.

Impact

A local attacker may exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests, causing the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the web server.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

Run PHP in safe mode.

Resolution

All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.6.4_p2"

4. References

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