PMASA-2013-4
Announcement-ID: PMASA-2013-4
Date: 2013-04-24
Summary
Local file inclusion vulnerability.
Description
In the Export feature, a parameter specifying the export type was not correctly validated, opening the door to a local file inclusion attack.
Severity
We consider this vulnerability to be serious.
Mitigation factor
This vulnerability can be triggered only by someone who logged in to phpMyAdmin, as the usual token protection prevents non-logged-in users to access the required form.
Affected Versions
phpMyAdmin versions 4.x (prior to 4.0.0-rc3).
Solution
Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 4.0.0-rc3 or newer.
References
Thanks to Janek Vind for reporting this issue.
Assigned CVE IDs: CVE-2013-3240
More information
For further information and in case of questions, please contact the phpMyAdmin security team at security@phpmyadmin.net.