Penetration Testing: RE: Remote Console on MySQL

["David Ball" <lostinvietnam () hotmail com>]

Could be wrong here but I recall a 'system' command that you can use at the 
mysql> prompt to run OS commands.
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> Remote Console on MySQL
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> Im doing a pentest and found 3306 open with no password.  I logged in a
> root using Navcat MYSQL GUI..
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> I can select one of the test databases and get a remote console,
>
> mysql>
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> root () myipaddress does not have privilages to the main mysql database..
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> My question:
>
> Can you run commands on mysql to interact with the  OS like XP..cmdshell
> in MSSQL?
>
> -Frank
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