Requires FILE privilege and appropriate OS permissions (e.g., MySQL running as root, or weak directory permissions).
Check for the config.inc.php file, which may contain hardcoded credentials or database configuration secrets.
Penetration Testing phpMyAdmin: A Complete HackTricks-Style Guide
Technical Analysis: phpMyAdmin Exploitation and the HackTricks Methodology This paper explores the security landscape of phpMyAdmin phpmyadmin hacktricks verified
The following hacktricks have been verified to work:
| Username | Password | |----------|----------| | root | root | | root | (blank) | | root | toor | | admin | (blank) | | pma | pmapassword |
Use this checklist to verify you’ve successfully exploited or secured phpMyAdmin: Requires FILE privilege and appropriate OS permissions (e
Look for /setup/index.php which may reveal version information or even allow unauthenticated configuration changes if improperly secured. 2. Authentication Bypass and Credential Exploitation
/var/lib/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php /etc/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php /usr/share/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php
Note: This requires the secure_file_priv variable to be empty or pointing to the webroot. B. CVE-2018-12613 (Local File Inclusion) CVE-2018-12613 (Local File Inclusion) In some versions of
In some versions of PHPMyAdmin, an attacker can exploit a file inclusion vulnerability to include malicious files.
Default secrets found in old versions: