If I've read that page correctly, your config.inc.php would need to be
writable by the web server for the vulnerability to work.

Personally, I never have it writable by the web server, and in any
case my phpMyAdmin installs are IP address and username/password
restricted in the Apache config.



2009/11/15 ManiKanth A <[email protected]>:
> Hi guys,
>
> This looks quite serious and scary, am wondering if others are aware of this
> :
>
> http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cve-2009-1151-phpmyadmin-remote-code-execution-proof-of-concept/
>
> Anyone using PHPMyAdmin on their websites better check the above.
>
> As a first step might be good to change the folder name to something else
> than phpmyadmin.
> Also might be worth to update with latest version.
>
> - ManiKanth.
>
>
> >
>



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