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phpMyAdmin Does Not Require Authentication

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phpMyAdmin Does Not Require Authentication

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/24/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/24/2008
Modified
12/04/2013

Description

phpMyAdmin is configured to not require authentication. Remote unauthenticated attackers can view and edit the databases, and may read/write arbitrary files depending on the MySQL configuration.

Solution(s)

  • fix-http-phpmyadmin-no-auth

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