CVE-2005-4079

Description

The register_globals emulation in phpMyAdmin 2.7.0 rc1 allows remote attackers to exploit other vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin by modifying the import_blacklist variable in grab_globals.php, which can then be used to overwrite other variables.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.61% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory hardened-php.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423142/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/237	third party advisory
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php?relnotes=0
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-03.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15761	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17925/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_252005.110.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17957	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418834/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/18618	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2792	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/21508	vdb entry
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2005-9

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4079?: CVE-2005-4079 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4079?: To fix CVE-2005-4079, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4079 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4079 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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