CVE-2008-5621
phpMyAdmin 2.11.x-2.11.9.3 and 3.x-3.1.0.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via tbl_structure.php
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5621. PoCs published by Michael Brooks.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a SQL injection vulnerability in phpMyAdmin via XSRF to write a PHP backdoor to the target system. It bypasses CSRF protections by exploiting exempt request variables and works regardless of magic_quotes_gpc settings.
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.9.4 and 3.x before 3.1.1.0 allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as the administrator via a link or IMG tag to tbl_structure.php with a modified table parameter. NOTE: other unspecified pages are also reachable, but they have the same root cause. NOTE: this can be leveraged to conduct SQL injection attacks and execute arbitrary code.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a SQL injection vulnerability in phpMyAdmin via XSRF to write a PHP backdoor to the target system. It bypasses CSRF protections by exploiting exempt request variables and works regardless of magic_quotes_gpc settings.