The register_globals emulation layer in grab_globals.php for phpMyAdmin before 2.6.4-pl3 does not perform safety checks on values in the _FILES array for uploaded files, which allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files by using direct requests to library scripts that do not use grab_globals.php, then modifying certain configuration values for the theme
Published Oct 23, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.71%
Description
The register_globals emulation layer in grab_globals.php for phpMyAdmin before 2.6.4-pl3 does not perform safety checks on values in the _FILES array for uploaded files, which allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files by using direct requests to library scripts that do not use grab_globals.php, then modifying certain configuration values for the theme.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.4_pl3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02706) | 85.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02706) | 83.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.79% (0.01786) | 81.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.26% (0.01261) | 86.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.26% (0.02256) | 87.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0478. mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113017591414699&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17289/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17337 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17559 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17607 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015091 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-880 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-21.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_162005.73.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_28_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_66_phpmyadmin.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2005-5 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15169 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22835 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
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