## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=SAINT:28A06F972AB8BA47E42AD5FC09425D08
Added: 05/20/2013
CVE: CVE-2013-3238
BID: 59460
OSVDB: 92793
### Background
phpMyAdmin is a free software tool, written in PHP, designed to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web.
### Problem
phpMyAdmin before 3.5.8.1 is vulnerable to code injection as a result of failure to sanitize input passed via the `**from_prefix**` parameter passed to `**preg_replace()**` in `**libraries/mult_submits.inc.php**`. As a result, an authenticated remote attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code.
### Resolution
Upgrade to phpMyAdmin 3.5.8.1 or newer.
### References
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2013-2.php
### Limitations
This exploit was tested against phpMyAdmin Devel Team phpMyAdmin 3.5.8 on CentOS 6 (with Exec-Shield Enabled).
Netcat (nc) must be installed on the target.
Exploit requires a valid path to phpMyAdmin and valid user credentials for phpMyAdmin's web interface.
Only phpMyAdmin running on a PHP version before 5.4.7 is vulnerable. Newer PHP versions will generate a warning.
### Platforms
Linux