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TITLE:
phpMyadmin XML Entity References Information Disclosure Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46447

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=46447

RELEASE DATE:
2011-11-03

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DESCRIPTION:
80sec has discovered a vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, which can be
exploited by malicious users to disclose potentially sensitive
information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within
libraries/import/xml.php when processing XML data, which can be
exploited to e.g. disclose contents of certain local files and
perform certain actions on the local network by sending specially
crafted XML data including external entity references.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.4.7. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted users only.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
80sec

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
WooYun-2011-03185:
http://www.wooyun.org/bugs/wooyun-2010-03185

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