Phpmyadmin · Phpmyadmin · CVE-2006-6943
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
PhpMyAdmin versions prior to 2.9.1.1
Description:
The issue allows remote attackers to obtain the full server path. This can be achieved through direct requests to certain scripts, such as scripts/check lang.php and themes/darkblue orange/layout.inc.php. Additionally, the issue can be exploited via specific array arguments to index.php, including `lang[]`, `target[]`, `db[]`, `goto[]`, `table[]`, and `tbl group[]`. Other vulnerable parameters include the `back[]` argument to sql.php, an invalid `sort by` parameter to server databases.php, and the `db` parameter to db printview.php.
Recommendations:
For versions prior to 2.9.1.1, update to version 2.9.1.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vulnerable scripts and parameters, such as scripts/check lang.php, themes/darkblue orange/layout.inc.php, and the specified array arguments to index.php, until a patch is applied. Avoid using the vulnerable parameters, including `lang[]`, `target[]`, `db[]`, `goto[]`, `table[]`, `tbl group[]`, `back[]`, `sort by`, and `db`, in the affected API endpoints until the issue is resolved.