CVE-2013-4729: phpMyAdmin Global variables scope injection vulnerability

May 17, 2022 (updated August 28, 2023)

import.php in phpMyAdmin 4.x before 4.0.4.1 does not properly restrict the ability of input data to specify a file format, which allows remote authenticated users to modify the GLOBALS superglobal array, and consequently change the configuration, via a crafted request.

References

www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-7.php
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x962-w72p-mv7q
github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/012464268420e53a9cd81cbb4a43988d70393c36
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4729

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