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phpmyadmin -- file disclosure vulnerability

Affected packages
		phpMyAdmin	<	2.6.1.r1

Details

VuXML ID	9f0a405e-4edd-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82
Discovery	2004-12-13
Entry	2004-12-15
Modified	2004-12-19

A phpMyAdmin security announcement reports:

File disclosure: on systems where the UploadDir mecanism is active, read_dump.php can be called with a crafted form; using the fact that the sql_localfile variable is not sanitized can lead to a file disclosure.

[source]

Enabling PHP safe mode on the server can be used as a workaround for this vulnerability.

References

CVE Name	CVE-2004-1148
URL	http://www.exaprobe.com/labs/advisories/esa-2004-1213.html
URL	http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2004-4