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TITLE:
phpMyAdmin Compromised Source Package Backdoor Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA50703

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http://secunia.com/advisories/50703/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=50703

RELEASE DATE:
2012-09-25

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DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in phpMyAdmin, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The security issue is caused due to the distribution of a compromised
phpMyAdmin source code package containing a backdoor, which can be
exploited to e.g. execute arbitrary PHP code.

The compromised source file was distributed via the "cdnetworks-kr-1"
SourceForge mirror with the phpMyAdmin-3.5.2.2-all-languages.zip
download.

SOLUTION:
Download and reinstall phpMyAdmin.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Tencent Security Response Center.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security/PMASA-2012-5.php

OTHER REFERENCES:
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http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

DEEP LINKS:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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