phpMyAdmin Global variables scope injection vulnerability
Date: 2022-05
Affected: composer/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
Attack vector: other
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: Medium
CVE: CVE-2013-4729
CWE: CWE-621
CVSS: 5.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)

import.php in phpMyAdmin 4.x before 4.0.4.1 does not properly restrict the ability of input data to specify a file format, which allows remote authenticated users to modify the GLOBALS superglobal array, and consequently change the configuration, via a crafted request.


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