[ GLSA 200510-16 ] phpMyAdmin: Local file inclusion vulnerability

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: phpMyAdmin: Local file inclusion vulnerability (GLSA 200510-16)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local
Date: October 17, 2005
Updated: May 22, 2006
Bug(s): #108939
ID: 200510-16

Synopsis

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

Background

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

Affected Packages

Package: dev-db/phpmyadmin
Vulnerable: < 2.6.4_p2
Unaffected: >= 2.6.4_p2
Architectures: All supported architectures


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.

Workaround

Run PHP in safe mode.

Resolution

All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version: