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CVE-2016-5734 is a code injection vulnerability in phpMyAdmin affecting 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3. phpMyAdmin does not properly choose delimiters intended to prevent abuse of the preg_replace /e modifier, which causes evaluated replacement content to be interpreted as PHP code. The issue is reachable through crafted input to the table search-and-replace functionality, allowing attacker-controlled strings to trigger PHP code execution on the server.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module: 'phpmyadmin_null_termination_exec.rb', which exploits an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2016-5734) in phpMyAdmin versions 4.0.x before 4.0.10.16, 4.4.x before 4.4.15.7, and 4.6.x before 4.6.3. The exploit leverages improper delimiter handling in the preg_replace function, allowing an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted search-and-replace operation. The module requires valid phpMyAdmin credentials and the path to an existing database. It performs authentication, creates a temporary table, and then abuses the search-and-replace feature to inject and execute a PHP payload. The exploit is operational and allows for arbitrary PHP code execution, with payloads provided by the Metasploit framework. The main endpoints targeted are typical phpMyAdmin HTTP endpoints such as /phpmyadmin/, /js/messages.php, /index.php, /import.php, and /tbl_find_replace.php. The code is written in Ruby and is structured as a standard Metasploit exploit module.
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