I want to highlight the importance of reviewing mysql’s initial set of accounts. Say you have a mysql on abc.def.ghi.jkl running on port 3306 anonymous account with privileges without a password, then: 1. mysql (if issued on localhost) 2. mysql -h abc.def.ghi.jkl 3. mysql -u ” -h abc.def.ghi.jkl 4. mysql -u ” -h abc.def.ghi.jkl -P [...]
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MySQL anonymous accounts – User=”, Host=’%’ – CODE RED
Posted: 5th October 2009 by Darren Cassar in Beginner, MySQLTags: %, accounts, anonymous, authentication, security, threat, usernames
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