CVE-2006-6943 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.6% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PhpMyAdmin before 2.9.1.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the full server path via direct requests to (a) scripts/check_lang.php and (b) themes/darkblue_orange/layout.inc.php; and via the (1) lang[], (2) target[], (3) db[], (4) goto[], (5) table[], and (6) tbl_group[] array arguments to (c) index.php, and the (7) back[] argument to (d) sql.php; and an invalid (8) sort_by parameter to (e) server_databases.php and (9) db parameter to (f) db_printview.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.61% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-01-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmyadmin | phpmyadmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpMyAdmin 2.x - Multiple Script Array Handling Full Path Disclosures | 2006-09-15 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116370414309444&w=2
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2006-8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21137
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116370414309444&w=2
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2006-8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21137
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