PhpMyAdmin Config File Code Injection
Description
This module exploits a vulnerability in phpMyAdmin's setup feature which allows an attacker to inject arbitrary PHP code into a configuration file. The original advisory says the vulnerability is present in phpMyAdmin versions 2.11.x < 2.11.9.5 and 3.x < 3.1.3.1; this module was tested on 3.0.1.1. The file where our payload is written (phpMyAdmin/config/config.inc.php) is not directly used by the system, so it may be a good idea to either delete it or copy the running config (phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php) over it after successful exploitation.
Author(s)
- Greg Ose
- pagvac
- egypt <egypt@metasploit.com>
Platform
PHP
Architectures
php
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/unix/webapp/phpmyadmin_config
msf exploit(phpmyadmin_config) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(phpmyadmin_config) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(phpmyadmin_config) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(phpmyadmin_config) > exploit
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