WordPress Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin CVE-2012-5469 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	56920
Class:	Access Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-5469
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 12 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 12 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Mark Stanislav
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin CVE-2012-5469 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

The Portable phpMyAdmin plugin for WordPress is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability.

Attackers may exploit this issue to gain unauthorized access or to bypass intended security restrictions. Other attacks may also be possible.

Portable phpMyAdmin 1.3.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
http://drupal.org/node/207891

WordPress Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin CVE-2012-5469 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/portable-phpmyadmin/wp-pma-mod

WordPress Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin CVE-2012-5469 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

WordPress Portable phpMyAdmin Plugin CVE-2012-5469 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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