CVE-2004-2630 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the MIME transformation system of phpMyAdmin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2004-2630?

CVE-2004-2630 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin, published on 4 Dec 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The MIME transformation system (transformations/text_plain__external.inc.php) in phpMyAdmin 2.5.0 up to 2.6.0-pl1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2630?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpmyadmin Phpmyadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2630?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2004-2630 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2630 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2630, GHSA-gqxw-w7hq-j9fr.

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