PMASA-2005-4
Announcement-ID: PMASA-2005-4
Date: 2005-10-11
Summary
Local file inclusion vulnerability
Description
In libraries/grab_globals.lib.php, the $$__redirect parameter was not correctly validated, opening the door to a local file inclusion attack.
Severity
We consider this vulnerability to be serious. However, it can be exploited only on systems not running in PHP safe mode (unless a deliberate hole was opened by including in open_basedir some paths containing sensitive data).
Affected Versions
phpMyAdmin versions 2.6.4 and 2.6.4-pl1.
Solution
Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 2.6.4-pl2 or newer.
References
Assigned CVE IDs: CVE-2005-3299
More information
For further information and in case of questions, please contact the phpMyAdmin security team at security@phpmyadmin.net.