VUPEN Security - phpMyAdmin "sort_by" Parameter PHP Code Injection Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Title : phpMyAdmin "sort_by" Parameter PHP Code Injection Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2585
CVE ID : CVE-2008-4096
CWE ID : CWE-94
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-09-16

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A vulnerability has been identified in phpMyAdmin, which could be exploited by malicious users to execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "server_databases.php" script that does not validate the "sort_by" parameter, which could be exploited by authenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code with the privileges of the web server.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Norman Hippert.

ChangeLog

2008-09-16 : Initial release

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