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phpMyAdmin < 2.9.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tries to pass in a numeric key in phpMyAdmin

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that suffers from
multiple issues.

Description :

The version of phpMyAdmin installed on the remote host permits an
unauthenticated attacker to bypass variable blacklisting in its
globalization routine and destroy, for example, the contents of
session variables.

See also :

http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_072006.130.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0006.html
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2006-5

Solution :

Upgrade to phpMyAdmin version 2.9.0.1 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 20253

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