Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-4079
CVE-2005-4079
Description
The register_globals emulation in phpMyAdmin 2.7.0 rc1 allows remote attackers to exploit other vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin by modifying the import_blacklist variable in grab_globals.php, which can then be used to overwrite other variables.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.7.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.7.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.7.0 rc1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
13- secunia.com/advisories/17925/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.hardened-php.net/advisory_252005.110.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17957nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18618nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/237nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-03.xmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/21508nvd
- www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.phpnvd
- www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.phpnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418834/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423142/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15761nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2792nvd
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