CVE-2004-0129
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.0
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in export.php in phpMyAdmin 2.5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the what parameter.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
phpMyAdmin 2.x - 'Export.php' File Disclosure
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9564/info
phpMyAdmin is prone to a vulnerability that may permit remote attackers to gain access to files that are readable by the hosting web server. The issue is reported to exist in the 'export.php' script and may be exploited by providing directory traversal sequences as an argument for a specific URI parameter.
http://www.example.com/[phpMyAdmin_directory]/export.php?what=../../../../../../etc/passwd%00 OS impact
Debian Fixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2:2.6.0-pl2 |
| sid | Fixed | 2:2.6.0-pl2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2:2.6.0-pl2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2:2.6.0-pl2 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.