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HackTricks phpMyAdmin focuses on reconnaissance, gaining access, and post-exploitation techniques to elevate privileges or execute code. Reconnaissance and Versioning Version Detection

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This article follows the methodology—practical, hands-on, and scenario-driven. We will explore how to identify, exploit, and leverage phpMyAdmin in a controlled, ethical environment. phpmyadmin hacktricks

This query writes a PHP shell script to the server's file system, which can then be executed via a web browser. List databases : SHOW DATABASES; List tables :

  • List databases: SHOW DATABASES;
  • List tables: SHOW TABLES FROM <database_name>;
  • Describe table: DESCRIBE <table_name>;
  • Dump database: mysqldump -u <username> -p<password> <database_name>

1. SQL to Write a Web Shell (INTO OUTFILE)

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