Get Database Credentials from within the themes file
I have a freelancer working on a program for me. I gave him access to the themes file via FTP. He uploaded phpminiadmin to that file and somehow he got the database credentials to sign in. Does anyone know how he did it? Is there a vulnerability that can be used once you can upload to the server?
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I have a freelancer working on a program for me. I gave him access to the themes file via FTP. He uploaded phpminiadmin to that file and somehow he got the database credentials to sign in. Does anyone know how he did it? Is there a vulnerability that can be used once you can upload to the server?
database uploads
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I have a freelancer working on a program for me. I gave him access to the themes file via FTP. He uploaded phpminiadmin to that file and somehow he got the database credentials to sign in. Does anyone know how he did it? Is there a vulnerability that can be used once you can upload to the server?
database uploads
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I have a freelancer working on a program for me. I gave him access to the themes file via FTP. He uploaded phpminiadmin to that file and somehow he got the database credentials to sign in. Does anyone know how he did it? Is there a vulnerability that can be used once you can upload to the server?
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All he needed to do is to put this PHP code in any template file and run it:
var_dump(DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST);
One line and it will print all the DB credentials.
As you can see - no vulnerabilities are needed.
All PHP code has access to these credentials. And it has to - otherwise it wouldn’t be able to access DB...
answered 1 hour ago
Krzysiek Dróżdż
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If they can upload files then they can upload a php file that can read the database credentials from wp-config.php. Having upload access to the server can let you do almost anything. Don't give that access to people you don't trust. There's no vulnerability here, you just gave them the keys.
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All he needed to do is to put this PHP code in any template file and run it:
var_dump(DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST);
One line and it will print all the DB credentials.
As you can see - no vulnerabilities are needed.
All PHP code has access to these credentials. And it has to - otherwise it wouldn’t be able to access DB...
answered 1 hour ago
Krzysiek Dróżdż
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All he needed to do is to put this PHP code in any template file and run it:
var_dump(DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST);
One line and it will print all the DB credentials.
As you can see - no vulnerabilities are needed.
All PHP code has access to these credentials. And it has to - otherwise it wouldn’t be able to access DB...
answered 1 hour ago
Krzysiek Dróżdż
13.6k52741
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All he needed to do is to put this PHP code in any template file and run it:
var_dump(DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST);
One line and it will print all the DB credentials.
As you can see - no vulnerabilities are needed.
All PHP code has access to these credentials. And it has to - otherwise it wouldn’t be able to access DB...
answered 1 hour ago
Krzysiek Dróżdż
13.6k52741
All he needed to do is to put this PHP code in any template file and run it:
var_dump(DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST);
One line and it will print all the DB credentials.
As you can see - no vulnerabilities are needed.
All PHP code has access to these credentials. And it has to - otherwise it wouldn’t be able to access DB...
answered 1 hour ago
Krzysiek Dróżdż
13.6k52741
answered 1 hour ago
Krzysiek Dróżdż
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If they can upload files then they can upload a php file that can read the database credentials from wp-config.php. Having upload access to the server can let you do almost anything. Don't give that access to people you don't trust. There's no vulnerability here, you just gave them the keys.
answered 1 hour ago
Jacob Peattie
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If they can upload files then they can upload a php file that can read the database credentials from wp-config.php. Having upload access to the server can let you do almost anything. Don't give that access to people you don't trust. There's no vulnerability here, you just gave them the keys.
answered 1 hour ago
Jacob Peattie
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If they can upload files then they can upload a php file that can read the database credentials from wp-config.php. Having upload access to the server can let you do almost anything. Don't give that access to people you don't trust. There's no vulnerability here, you just gave them the keys.
answered 1 hour ago
Jacob Peattie
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If they can upload files then they can upload a php file that can read the database credentials from wp-config.php. Having upload access to the server can let you do almost anything. Don't give that access to people you don't trust. There's no vulnerability here, you just gave them the keys.
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