Description
phpMyAdmin 2.6.1 does not properly grant permissions on tables with an underscore in the name, which grants remote authenticated users more privileges than intended.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | phpmyadmin | 3:2.6.1-pl3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | phpmyadmin | 3:2.6.1-pl3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | phpmyadmin | 3:2.6.1-pl3-1 | — |
References
- GLSA-200503-07 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83792