---
id: 8076
title: "Linux Hacking Case Studies Part 3: phpMyAdmin"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/linux-hacking-case-studies-part-3-phpmyadmin/"
published_at: "2020-03-25T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["linux", "privilege-escalation", "pentest", "mysql", "webshell", "phpmyadmin"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8076"
lang: en
---

# Linux Hacking Case Studies Part 3: phpMyAdmin

## Summary

Walks through attacking insecure phpMyAdmin installs: finding exposed instances, dictionary-attacking weak passwords, uploading webshells, then pivoting to world-writable cron scripts for escalation.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2020-03-25T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/linux-hacking-case-studies-part-3-phpmyadmin/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8076