Announcement-ID: PMASA-2012-5
Date: 2012-09-25
Updated: 2012-09-26
One server from the SourceForge.net mirror system was distributing a phpMyAdmin kit containing a backdoor.
One of the SourceForge.net mirrors, namely cdnetworks-kr-1, was being used to
distribute a modified archive of phpMyAdmin, which includes a backdoor. This
backdoor is located in file server_sync.php and allows an attacker to remotely execute PHP code. Another file, js/cross_framing_protection.js,
has also been modified.
We consider this vulnerability to be critical.
We currently know only about phpMyAdmin-3.5.2.2-all-languages.zip being
affected, check if your download contains a file named
server_sync.php.
Check your phpMyAdmin distribution and download it again from a trusted mirror
if your copy contains a file named server_sync.php.
Thanks to Tencent Security Response Center for letting us know about this issue. You can also find additional details in SourceForge blog.
Assigned CVE ids: CVE-2012-5159
For further information and in case of questions, please contact the phpMyAdmin team. Our website is phpmyadmin.net.