MySQL Dump Files

Published on

10 Jan 2022

Vulnerability

Description

mysqldump is a common utility used to create logical backups of MySQL databases. By default, it generates a .sql file containing the queries to create/drop tables and insert your data. The backup file contains data of users that was stored in the database.

Mitigation measures

Delete the and restrict the access to the file.

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